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Deira Polaroids featured in The National

Deira Polaroids featured in The National

Architecture, MusingsHind Mezaina26 December 2014Deira Polaroids featured in The National, Dubai, Nick Leech Comment

Lest We Forget: Structures of Memory in the United Arab Emirates at the 14th International Architecture Biennale

Lest We Forget: Structures of Memory in the United Arab Emirates at the 14th International Architecture Biennale

ArchitectureHind Mezaina4 June 2014Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014, Adina Hempel, Cultural Foundation and National Library in Abu Dhabi, Dubai Petroleum’s headquarters, Dubai World Trade Centre, Ibrahimi Building in Abu Dhabi, Marco Sosa, Rem Koolhaas, Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, Sharjah's Blue Souq, Sheikh Rashid Tower of the World Trade, Zayed Sports StadiumComment

Fundamentals - 14th International Architecture Biennale

Fundamentals - 14th International Architecture Biennale

ArchitectureHind Mezaina1 June 201414th International Architecture Exhibition, Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014, Elements of Architecture, Fundamentals - 14th International Architecture Biennale, Monditalia, Rem Koolaas, VeniceComment

Sharjah's Bank Street and Heritage Area

Sharjah's Bank Street and Heritage Area

ArchitectureHind Mezaina6 May 2014Bank Street Sharjah, Failed Architecture, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah's Bank Street and Heritage AreaComment

Failed Architecture Workshop about Bank Street in Sharjah

Failed Architecture Workshop about Bank Street in Sharjah

Architecture, MusingsHind Mezaina28 April 2014Failed Architecture Workshop about Bank Street in Sharjah, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah Art SpacesComment

Burj Khalifa Window Cleaning

Burj Khalifa Window Cleaning

ArchitectureHind Mezaina4 January 2013Burj Khalifa, Burj Khalifa Window Cleaning, Dubai, Supersized Earth Comment

RIP Oscar Niemeyer

RIP Oscar Niemeyer

ArchitectureHind Mezaina17 December 2012Interview with RIP Oscar Niemeyer, Oscar Niemeyer tribute by Shumon Basar, RIP Oscar NiemeyerComment

Monuments by Diego Contreras

Monuments by Diego Contreras

ArchitectureHind Mezaina31 October 2012Monuments by Diego Contreras, downtown Dubai, old and new dubaiComment

Google Earth Alphabets in Dubai by Christian Alexander

Google Earth Alphabets in Dubai by Christian Alexander

ArchitectureHind Mezaina19 October 2012Dubai, Google Earth Alphabet Dubai, Google Earth Alphabets in Dubai by Christian AlexanderComment

Google Earth Alphabets in Kuwait by Patrick Semaan

Google Earth Alphabets in Kuwait by Patrick Semaan

ArchitectureHind Mezaina9 April 2012Google Earth Alphabet Kuwait, Google Earth Alphabets in Kuwait by Patrick Semaan, Google Maps Typography, Patrick Semaan, Rhett Dashwood Comment

So Lonely at the Architectural Association

So Lonely at the Architectural Association

ArchitectureHind Mezaina12 February 2012London, Sam Jacob, So Lonely at the AA in London, So Lonely at the Architectural Association. Shumon Basar, Tamara Barnett-Herrin, Valentine's Day in London, no lovey-dovey this valentineComment

Burj Al Arab in Dubai

Burj Al Arab in Dubai

ArchitectureHind Mezaina29 November 2011Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, Original Sketch of Burj Al Arab Hotel, UAE 40, UAE National DayComment

30 Mosques Project by Antonie Robertson

30 Mosques Project by Antonie Robertson

ArchitectureHind Mezaina16 August 201130 Mosques, 30 Mosques project in United Arab Emirates, Abdul Rahman Siddik Mosque on Palm Jumeirah Island, Abu Dhabi, Antonie Robertson, Dubai, Jumeirah Mosque, Masjid Qubbat As Sakhrah Abu Dhabi, Ramadan, Shams Abdul Raheem Mosque in Jumeirah, Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Al Shahama, The NationalComment

Film Screening at The Pavilion - Empire II

Film Screening at The Pavilion - Empire II

Film, ArchitectureHind Mezaina30 June 2011Andy Warhol, Brusselssprout, Burj Khalifa, David Payton, Dubai, Empire, Empire II, Empire State Building, Jonas Mekas, Lohra Ydna, New York, The Pavilion Downtown DubaiComment

Abu Dhabi 2011 by Beno Saradzic

Abu Dhabi 2011 by Beno Saradzic

ArchitectureHind Mezaina1 June 2011Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi 2011, Beno Saradzic, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Persan, music by Vladimir Persan, time-lapse, timelapseComment

1 Day 6 Cities Project

1 Day 6 Cities Project

ArchitectureHind Mezaina29 May 20111 day 6 cities project, 11 November 2011, 11.11.11., 111111, 1DAY6CITIES, Alex Jeffries, Auckland, Dubai, London, San Francisco, São PauloComment

All about Deira

All about Deira

ArchitectureHind Mezaina17 May 2011Deira, Deira Modern, Dubai, Notes from Dubai, Todd Reisz, faux Old Town, new Dubai, old Dubai, old town, real old town in DubaiComment

Three years at the same place by Pierre Jolivet

Three years at the same place by Pierre Jolivet

ArchitectureHind Mezaina11 October 2010France, Paris, Pierre Jolivet, construction, three years at the same place, time lapse video, timelapseComment

Mapping Dubai: A Very Personal Take on My City

Mapping Dubai: A Very Personal Take on My City

ArchitectureHind Mezaina24 January 2010Dubai, Mapping Dubai, Mishaal Gergawi, ShelterComment

A party for a very tall building

A party for a very tall building

ArchitectureHind Mezaina6 January 2010A party for a very tall building, Burj Dubai, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, fireworks, party Comments