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OMA

Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 . Jeddah

OMA / Iyad Alsaka and Kaveh Dabiri . photos: © Marco Cappelletti

The 2025 Islamic Arts Biennale, titled And All That Is In Between, displays over 500 historical objects and 29 contemporary art commissions—more than double the content of the inaugural edition. Taking place under SOM’s Hajj Terminal canopy at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, the exhibition is divided into seven components that include indoor and outdoor areas: AlBidayah (“the Beginning”), AlMadar (“the Orbit”), AlMuqtani (“Homage”), AlMidhallah (“the Canopy”), AlMukarramah (“the Honored”), AlMunawwarah (“the Illuminated”), and AlMusalla, a space for prayer and gathering. Continue reading OMA

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Jägnefält Milton

Häradshusen . Uppsala

Jägnefält Milton . photos: © Johan Eldrot

The Vårdsätravik housing estate is located a few hundred meters from Lake Mälaren and half a mile south of central Uppsala. When we were hired, there was a detailed plan that allowed for around twenty detached single-family houses and around sixty terraced houses. The detached houses were first in place and are a motley and homogeneous collection of different catalogue houses at the same time. In contrast to these, our client developed all the terraced houses in the area and divided them into three separate projects, where we were commissioned to design one of them. Continue reading Jägnefält Milton

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