Shanghai has a new museum. The West Bund Museum designed by British architecture practice David Chipperfield, is a new art gallery located on the Shanghai Corniche, an 8.5-kilometre frontage on the northern bank of…
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Architect Marina Tabassum collaborates with artist Rana Begum for site-specific installation in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue
Is This Tomorrow?, a collaborative exhibition between Dubai-based Alserkal Arts Foundation and Whitechapel Gallery, London opens in Concrete, an arts space designed by Rem Koolhaas led OMA, that was shortlisted for the Aga Khan…
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Saudi-based Bricklab studio wins competition to design indie film venue Hayy:Cinema
Jeddah-based interdisciplinary design studio Bricklab, founded by architect brothers Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz, has won an international design competition to design Hayy: Cinema, an independent cinema house screening local, regional and international films. The…
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David Adjaye’s firm wins competition to design an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi
British practice Adjaye Associates has revealed plans for an interfaith centre on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi, after being selected from among a shortlist of unnamed international firms. The…
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Outdoor art gallery in the backalleys of Singapore’s Kampong Glam opens to visitors
The Gelam Gallery located in the back lanes of Kampong Gelam (also known as Kampong Glam) is now open to visitors. Its walls feature framed artworks and murals by a mix of 30 established international…
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Neri & Hu designs an interlocking art centre and communal space inside a Hebei seaside community
One of China’s leading architectural practices, Neri&Hu has designed an art centre within the Aranya seaside resort community, located in Beidaihe New District, Qinhuangdao in Hebei province. The building, spanning 1500 m2, explores the…
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Karan Grover and Associates rejuvenates a 112-year-old industrial facility in India
A disused Alembic Pharmaceuticals factory located in the middle of the city and along the main railway line of Vadodara in India’s western province of Gujarat has been transformed into an arts and culture…