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Interview // Noura Al Sayeh-Holtrop on Amman Design Week 2019

Amman, Jordan

Interview by Sarah Hejazin HKZ had the opportunity to interview the curator of The Hangar Exhibition, Noura Al Sayeh-Holtrop, to talk more about the third edition of Amman Design Week. Over fifty designers from the Middle East and North Africa are presenting work in response to the theme of “possibilities” this October from the 4th Read More

After Pressure – The minimal to no environmental impact furniture by Ammar Kalo

Dubai, UAE

Ammar Kalo2018 Bee’ah, the leading waste management company in the Middle East, has commissioned the UAE-based designer and architect Ammar Kalo to develop a unique communal table for Dubai Design Week 2018 as part of an ongoing effort to transform public perception regarding waste and its potential. After Pressureis a project that up-cycled construction aluminum Read More

The Flat Stone Vault, a Pioneering Interlocking Stone Ceiling

Jerusalem, Palestine

AAU Anastas 2018 AAU Anastas have just completed a flat vault ceiling that is comprised of wedged stones to cover the new shop extension of St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey in Jerusalem. The newly built flat stone vault is an extension of the monastery’s shop. Architecturally, it consists of a juxtaposed volume addition. However, the Read More

ABWAB: A Permeable Pavilion Assembled from Discarded Bedsprings

Dubai, UAE

Architect Fahed Al Majeed and curator Rawan Kashkoush in collaboration with Bee’ah, the Middle East’s fastest-growing environmental management company, created a permeable temporary pavilion for ABWAB exhibition during Dubai Design Week 2017. ABWAB pavilion was constructed from 1100 coil springs collected from discarded bed mattresses found at Bee’ah’s facilities to host the 42 exhibited designs Read More

Urban Heritage Administration Centre

Diriyah, KSA

Zaha Hadid Architects to build the Urban Heritage Administration Centre Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been awarded first prize in the competition to build the Urban Heritage Administration Centre in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The competition for the 8,780m² head office of the Heritage Museum was initiated in 2015. The centre is integral to the on-going Read More