Architect Middle East – May 2019

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INSIGHT

This issue introduces

Dubai-based Egyp-

tian architect Noha

Jaheen, who speaks

about her new prac-

tice. We also explore

a cultural concept

design in Kuwait

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Get the latest news

from the region’s

industry, including

business updates and

recent architectural

competitions

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COVER STORY

Meet Egyptian archi-

tects Rami El Dahan

and Soheir Farid, the

husband-and-wife duo

behind Dubai’s Ismaili

Centre. The two

recount their 10 years

of working with the

late modernist archi-

tect Hassan Fathy,

and what they’ve been

doing since

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INTERVIEW

MEA speaks to Leba-

nese architect Fouad

Samara, founder

of his Beirut-based

namesake studio

about his practice’s

work, his published

research on Brutal

architecture, and the

state of development

in Lebanon

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SPECIAL REPORT
This month’s special
report focuses on
residential develop-
ments in the UAE.
With multiple archi-
tects confirming the
market’s oversupply,
industry profession-
als discuss what they
envision to be the next
step forward

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PROJECTS

This issue introduces

two new projects from

Bahrain and the UAE.

The first, Big Box, is

designed by the UK-

based practice OAOA,

while the second,

Fountain Views, was

recently completed by

Dewan Architects +

Engineers

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