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The National
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Dubai Design Week returns in November with a community focus
Dubai Design Week will return in November with a renewed emphasis on community. Running from November 4 to 9 at Dubai Design District (d3), this year's programme will look at ways of building more inclusive and connected communities. The theme aligns with the UAE authorities' designation of 2025 as the Year of Community. A varied line-up is expected to include large-scale exhibitions, public discussions and workshops exploring how design can foster social cohesion and shared civic life. A decade since its launch, this year's Dubai Design Week will be the biggest to date, with more venues added across d3, including the return of popular fixtures such as Downtown Design, Editions Art & Design and the UAE Designer Exhibition supported by Dubai Culture. The latter is being reformatted to highlight emerging talent. Among the initiatives is Urban Commissions, an international design competition inviting architects and designers to reinterpret the courtyard as a public space. Meanwhile, Abwab, the festival's curated pavilion series, expands its geographic scope this year to include works from West, South and East Asia, as well as Africa. Presented under the theme 'In the Details', the pavilions will explore ornamentation and material culture through spatial design. The 2025 d3 Architecture Exhibition, a collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects, will also be on site, with projects reflecting on how architecture can support community well-being. Editions, the region's only fair dedicated to limited-edition design and collectable art, is also returning. It will feature works from 50 regional and international galleries and studios across mediums, including ceramics, photography and contemporary design. The full programme – including keynote speakers, installations and featured designers – will be announced closer to the festival's opening date.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Shortlist revealed for major East of England architecture awards
A re-imagining of a 1980s bungalow and a converted telephone exchange are among the projects shortlisted for architectural awards in the East of of the 14 projects have already won special commendations in the 2025 Royal Institute of British were chosen by a specialist jury who visited every nominated award winners are put forward for a national award which will be announced on 10 July. Matt Blakeley, the regional director for RIBA Central, said: "These projects exemplify not only admirable excellence in design and beauty, but a bold commitment to architecture's vital role in our environmental goals and social impact."RIBA East Award winners will now be considered for a RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the national award-winning projects later in the year. Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
BBC News
02-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Devon and Cornwall buildings on architecture awards shortlist
Building projects in Devon and Cornwall have been included on a shortlist for an architecture award.A museum and a house in Cornwall and an office in Devon join 11 other buildings shortlisted for the Royal Institute Of British Architects (RIBA) South West and Wessex Awards of the shortlisted projects will be visited by a regional jury and the winning buildings announced in jury chairman Rob Gregory said: "This year's shortlist showcases a wide range of projects, from standalone new builds, to holistic transformations of existing properties, and discrete extensions." The two Cornish building projects are a new-build family home overlooking Mawgan Porth bay in Newquay and the Story of Emily Museum in Saint latter celebrates the life of humanitarian Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned against the UK's use of concentration camps in the Boer encompasses the rectory where she grew up in addition to a collection of new build and rebuilt elements. The Devon building on the shortlist is the Block office redevelopment in Royal William modern office is hidden behind the exterior of the Grade I listed Melville Building, which was a former naval warehouse."With nine homes in contention this year, domestic architecture in the south-west region remains as strong as ever," said Mr Gregory."Alongside these, the jury is looking forward to visiting new workplaces, cultural venues and community housing, on a carefully choreographed journey that extends over 135 miles (about 220km) - from the suburbs of Bath to the far reaches of West Cornwall."The regional winning buildings will be considered for further RIBA awards including the UK's best new building.
