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- On Pei And Qatar
PHOTO: Museum of Islamic Art
This is a piece on Qatar’s newest addition to the region, the Museum of Islamic Art by I. M. Pei. It’s not an extensive one but I found it interesting in some way.
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- Pritzker Laureates On Rose
This year’s Pritzker winner is the French Architect, Geometry Guru, Jean Nouvel. This is a new interview with him that I’ve been trying to get a hold of since I knew he was on Charlie Rose, among other previous Pritzker Laureates such as Hadid and Gehry and Piano. Well..
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There is little question that this is a highly charged global moment for the profession: a building boom in Asia and the Middle East, combined with a hunger for designs by name brands, has created unparalleled opportunities for architects to make their mark. Every city wants its own Bilbao, the saying goes, a reference to [...]
- Bridge Beauty: Abdoun Bridge
PHOTO: Ibrahim Zaghloul
Abdoun Bridge is the first cable-suspended bridge in the Jordanian capital Amman. It was commissioned in December 2002 and completed and opened on December 14th, 2006, according to Ahmed on 360east.
The bridge is a vital addition to the city linking the prestigious Abdoun Area to the 4th circle and Jebel Amman, and it cost 10.7 million Jordanian [...]
- Calatrava Jerusalem Bridge Open
Much to the coincidence of my Bridges List and this event; Jerusalem’s New Bridge by Santiago Calatrava!
By the way, the link doesn’t work on Etisalat’s connections, so here’s Archinect’s feature of it. Should this be on my list? A disturbing question I suppose.
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