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Leopold Banchini Architects . Photos: © Dylan Perrenoud

Shaded by a light Arish structure, Bahraini weavers use to dig a hole in the ground to fit their legs. By this simple action, the ground was transformed into an endless table to tense the wires needed for their delicate work. Arish is a traditional building technique using the dry leaves of the date palms and weaving them into strong surface. As such, both the textile and the architecture protecting the artisans were weaved onsite. Continue reading Leopold Banchini

Leopold Banchini Architects . photos: © Maxime Delvaux

Moon Ra is a vernacular structure built to dance around the fire. The large circular roof embraces the festival goers and offers a temporary shelter for unexpected and wild behavior. Continue reading Leopold Banchini

Leopold Banchini Architects . + archdaily

In the early 1990s, Richard Leplastrier settled on the shore of Lovett Bay, the mouth of the Hawkesbury River. Describing the wonderful project, he wrote: “The house continues a history of simple living on the site, which I suspect has continued for thousands of years (…) Our family of five lives comfortably in this one room. The small room we inhabit, in turn, inhabits a greater room whose walls are cliffs and floors the tidal level of the bay that rises and falls nearly two meters every six hours.” Continue reading Leopold Banchini

Noura Al Sayeh . Leopold Banchini (BUREAU A) . photos: © Eman Ali

The Bab al Bahrain pavilion is a temporary public project aiming to open a civil debate on the theme of public space. In addition to lectures, movie screenings, public interviews and workshops, the space is the venue for an exhibition displaying the final entries of the open idea competition for the future of Bab Al Bahrain. It also serves as an open forum for debate, addressing the role of public spaces in the Arab World and Bahrain in particular. Continue reading Al Sayeh . Banchini