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 Infinite Free Iraqi Constitution, Baghdad |
| Manhal Al Habbobi |
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| How can you condense more than ten thousand years of civilization into a single project that faithfully tells the story of a great nation? The answer is in the winning design of a prestigious architectural competition, to design the new compound for the General Secretariat for the Council of Ministers in Baghdad. Zaha Hadid and more than 30 other international architects participated in this competition, won by the Iraqi Architect Manhal Al Habbobi (Master in Philosophy of Architecture) with his ‘CAP Emirates’ design. |
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| BMCE Regional Headquarters, Rabat, Morocco |
| Foster + Partners |
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| The first regional headquarters branches for Moroccan bank, BMCE (Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur) have opened in Rabat and Casablanca, with a further branch in Fez due to complete shortly – they are the first buildings by Foster + Partners to be completed in Africa. The banks’ contemporary interior is wrapped by a traditional, energy efficient envelope and their design is based on a modular system, which utilises local materials and craftsmanship to create a striking new emblem for BMCE. |
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| British Embassy, Algiers, Algeria |
| John McAslan + Partners, Architect |
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| Sited in the gardens of the 19th century Ambassador’s Residence, the design was predicated on the key sightline from the Residence to the Bay of Algiers, and on two other key issues: first, a standoff perimeter zone, and second, the creation of an even more attractive landscape arrangement than had previously existed. The building incorporates an innovative 6m high twisted fins – inspired by the details found in Algerian palaces – which provide shading to the glazing that faces the Residence. |
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| Khorsand Office Block, Tehran, Iran |
| Arsh Studio |
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| City of Tehran is an absurd constructed landscape. Here, the conventional typology for achieving high density which is that of towers, is replaced by a completely different spatial strategy whereas density is achieved through massive deployment of a mid-rise building type; which is that of four to five storey pilottee apartment buildings. The dominance of this type has yielded a some what absurd urban morphology whereas the exterior manifestation of the apartment buildings from a street point of view are limited to a single two-dimensional façade. |
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| Alam Residence, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| A Private Residence Fostering the Heart of Interactive Family Lifestyle. A residence to host two generations and three households in a single three-storey building. The different levels – one for the parents and two separate ones for the son’s family and the daughter – are designed to balance a certain amount of privacy with a level of interaction. |
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| Bridge School, Xiashi, China |
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| The very modern structure not only blends successfully into the landscape, it also succeeds in joining the bulky forms of the two historic structures through a linear lightweight sculpture that floats above the river. By placing the school on the bridge, underneath which the waters flow, the architect is giving the most important lesson a child can learn: life is transient, not one... |
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| Revitalisation of the Hypercentre of Tunis |
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| The revitalisation of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century built heritage in the Hypercentre district-Bab B’Har-of Tunis, is an important and inspiring contribution to our changing understanding of the recent history of the Islamic world, particularly of the cultural legacy of the colonial era. The achievement of the Association de Sauvegarde de la Médina... |
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| Wadi Hanifa Wetlands, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| This project reverses the tide of rapid urban development, which has seen public space in many cities within the Muslim world fall victim to expropriation and other practices that deprive the population of its resources. This invariably happens at the cost of environmental values and sensitive ecosystems. The Wadi Hanifa Wetlands project eloquently demonstrates an alternative... |
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| Madinat al-Zahra Museum, Cordoba, Spain |
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| The museum was conceived as a place to interpret the site and display the archaeological findings, as well as to serve as a training and research centre and the headquarters of the archaeological team. A refined and subtle design by the architectural firm Nieto Sobejano, the museum complex blends seamlessly into the site and the surrounding farmland... |
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| Ipekyol Textile Factory, Edirne, Turkey |
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| The Ipekyol factory, a custom-designed facility for a manufacturer of high-quality textiles, represents a successful collaboration between a client and an architect in developing a spatial strategy that integrates production goals with the well-being of employees. Key design objectives focused on a single U-shaped volume that makes full use of the site as well as the... |
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| Arcoiris Sur, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| The model we have proposed comprises a closed set of units that long for intimacy and protection as they interact with their own unplanned context. The main axis is devoted to circulation and it splits the lot into two areas that we have further divided into three, which we have then used to develop different typological variations; i.e. detached single-family units, paired single-family.. |
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| National Museum of Qatar |
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| “This museum is a modern-day caravanserai. From here you leave the desert behind, returning with treasured images that remain engraved on your memory. The National Museum of Qatar will become the voice of a culture, delivering a message of modernity, metamorphosis and the beauty that happens when the desert meets the sea.” Jean Nouvel... |
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| Headquarters of the Human Rights Commission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| The shape of the building is based on the Islamic religious symbol of the square inside the square. The building’s orientation and geometry is directed towards Mecca. The building floats above the landscape to provide natural shelter from the sun. Shady spaces occur underneath the construction, being naturally ventilated by a central courtyard. From this shady ground level on, users get access to the transparent mosque of glass ... |
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| Great Mosque of Algiers
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| The new Great Mosque of Algiers is to be built on a 275.000 m² site in a central position very close to the sea on the bay of Algiers. It will be the world's third largest mosque. One of the unique aspects of the project is that the mosque complex combines religious and secular facilities. The structure is planned for up to 120.000 visitors per day. In the Bay of Algiers, to the... |
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| Sustainable house, Aqaba, Jordan |
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Sustainable Building is at its early start in Jordan. Due to rising energy prices the general public starts to becomes aware of the importance of energy saving. Additionally water efficiency is in important for Jordan, as it is listed in the top 4 of water poorest countries worldwide.
The biggest challenge for Sustainable Building in Jordan is... |
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| Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| The upper roof, which is cantilevered from an enormous triangular spatial ring truss, is covered by a PTFE membrane in a colour similar to that of mine-dump sand. The bottom of the trusses will be covered by a perforated mesh membrane, thus giving the appearance of a smooth under-slung ceiling. The triangular spatial ring truss is supported by twelve, 40 meter... |
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| Designing in Teheran, United Colors of Benetton |
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| “Teheran in Persian means “going downwards”. Indeed, the ancient city was first established on an upland plateau before gradually developing downhill in subsequent years to become the metropolis it is today. Expansion of the city was rapid and uncontrolled, but unlike in other cases of massive development, the wealthy population moved out of the old town, whilst the.. |
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| Women's Centre in Rufisque, Senegal |
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| According to the west African custom, the building is grouped around an internal courtyard; the line between private and public is clear but flexible. The simplicity of the street façades adapts the building to its surroundings; the corner facing a road crossing forms a small public square where the facilities reserved for trading are located. The building's red colour gives the house its.. |
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| Algiers Millenium Site |
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| The Place Des Martyrs is fundamental to the Masterplan. An intervention into the surface of the square opens up a vista that draws the public through the harbour-side arcades to the water’s edge. Combining a processional stair with a memorial wall helps connect the historic elements as well as improving the relationship between the Mosque of the Fisherman to the Place.. |
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| Doha Museum of Islamic Art |
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| Pei sought to create a structure that would embody the "essence of Islamic architecture." He spent months traveling across the Middle East searching for inspiration. He visited the ninth-century Ahmad ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo, a sober structure organized around a central court with a temple-like central fountain, as well as ancient fortresses in Tunisia. Rising on its own island just .. |
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