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2010-02-27
Moustafa Fathi Retrospective
From March 9 till April 17, 2010, Ayyam gallery Dubai will present a solo show in memoriam for the late Syrian painter Moustapha Fathi (1942-2009). Featuring two decades of Fathi’s work and accompanied by a recently published monograph on the artist, the exhibition will underscore the importance of one of Syria’s most influential contemporary pioneers.

2010-02-21
An exhibition of Syrian painter Thaier Helal
A solo exhibition of established Syrian painter Thaier Helal at Ayyam Gallery, Damascus from March 6 till March 20, 2010.

2010-02-13
Invitation to participate in : International Architectural Competition 2010
Invitation to participate in : International Architectural Competition 2010 “Architectural Research Center” MAG LAB (Syria-Spain) in collaboration with Ebdaat Magazine (Architectural Creations) - ALFA 301 (Spain) And Stardust* (Spain-Italy-Brazil-USA) is Organizing the 2010 International Architectural Competition. The competition invites architects, engineers, designers and artists to continue investigating new ideas and concepts for the 2010 International Architectural Competition. The competition calls for innovative designs which take into consideration the historical and social context, the existing urban fabric, the human scale, and the environment. This competition of ideas will aim to give the students, architects, engineers, artists and designers enough freedom to address the challenges in the most creative and innovative way. All the information and details are available in the competition official website : www.arcompetition.org for more information please contact us through :contact@arcompetition.org On behalf of MAG-LAB, Alfa 301 and Stardust*, we would like to thank you for your interesting in the Architectural Research Competition. We are looking forward to receiving your entry. If you have any questions please feel free to ask contact@arcompetition.org

2010-01-26
Exhibition: Results of the workshop book design
The German Culture Center- the Goethe Institute- in collaboration with Fine Arts Faculty at Damascus University had launched a workshop for Fine Arts students in September 2009 on the art book theme. The workshop lasted for one week and was lead by German expert Mr. Sven Markisch, professor at Higher Institute of Arts in Halle city, in collaboration with his colleague Professor Iyad El-Mahmoud from university of Damascus. Accomplished works during this workshop will be exhibited in Goethe Institute Gallery hall, from26-28/01/2010. Opening will be at 6PM on Tuesday 26/01/2010 with the participation of workshop students and their instructor, Professor Iyad –El-Mahmoud

2010-01-02
The SiciliaOlanda 2.0 Exhibition
The edition number one SiciliaOlanda held in 2007 at "the Chimneys" of Catania was the first extraordinary meeting of what in time became a real cultural partnership between Sicilian and Dutch architects, in which one the protagonists were 49 young Sicilian architects under 40, selected from the competition SiciliArchitettura '06 .
The participants of this today’s second edition are 10 Sicilian architects under 40, have distinguished themselves in recent years by works, awards, publications and endorsements, and ten Dutch architects are same age, selected from the NAI, the prestigious Institute of Dutch Architecture.

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Faroe Islands Education Centre.

News| issue 4 2009

BIG and Fuglark to design Faroe Islands Education Centre.
BIG پ]Bjarke Ingels Group and a team of consultants win the largest ever commission on the Faroe Islands for a
19.200 m 2 Education Centre inTorshavn.
CLIENT: Mentamalaradid (Ministry of Culture)/ Landsverk
ARCHITECT: BIG, Fuglark
SIZE: 19.200m2
LOCATION: Torshavn, FaroeIslands
STATUS: 1STPrize

BIG,in collaboration with Fuglark, Lemming & Eriksson, Sámal Johannesen, MartinE. Leo and KJ Elrad design the new Education Centre in Marknagil situated on a hill side on the outskirts of Torshavn, to serve as a base for coordination and future development of all educational programmes in the region.

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Steven Holl exhibition

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Steven Holl Architects opens the exhibition
Urbanisms: Steven Holl + Li Hu
4 Projects in China by Steven Holl Architects

Steven Holl Architects opens the exhibition Urbanisms: Steven Holl + Li Hu: 4 Projects in China by Steven Holl Architects in the Horizontal Skyscraper/Vanke Center, in Shenzhen, China.

The exhibition tracks the process of designing four ambitious projects in China from 2003-2009: Nanjing Museum of Art and Architecture, Beijing Linked Hybrid, Shenzhen Horizontal Skyscraper, and Chengdu Sliced Porosity Block.

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Workshop unroll

News| issue 4 2009

The workshop fosters the immediate application and exploration (through trial and error, improvisation and adaption) of the insights given during the lectures. The lecture sequence itself was a path through various aspects of the creative process, in gradient that encompasses theoretical premises, procedural methods, material application and evaluation of achievements. As the workshop unfolds the density of lecture hours diminishes gradually shifting towards full, tutorized, work.

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Architecture Now! 6

Books & Exhibitions| issue 4 2009

Philip Jodidio
This sixth installment of Architecture Now!, featuring buildings ranging in size from Terunobu Fujimoris tiny (6.07 square meters) Teahouse Tetsu to Norman Fosters gigantic Crystal Island project in Moscow (1.1 million square meters), provides an overview of what is happening right now in architecture, be it of traditional inspiration, or at the very edge of current thinking. What is the spirit of this moment, and how does architecture reflect the creativity as the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close?

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