The Royal Institute of British Architects Gulf Chapter (RIBA Gulf Chapter), with the support of RIBA and in partnership with Dubai Design District (d3), launches the inaugural d3 Architecture Festival. With over 30 shortlisted entries from all over the GCC, the exhibition will showcase architecture, urbanism and sustainable development.
Showcasing landmark regional architectural projects, the event will host a series of online talks and workshops to steer the Middle East towards a more sustainable future.
The inaugural edition of the d3 Architecture Festival is set to run from 11 to 13 November 2020 on the sidelines of Dubai Design Week, held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.
The d3 Festival will also host a student workshop under the topic of high rise buildings and sustainability. The topic will challenge the preconception of skyscrapers as a static typology, looking into the hybrid sustainable high rise models. The workshop encourages participants to look into programmatic organisations and structural and cladding models, paying particular attention to the towers' economic and social aspects in relation to the proposed site: Dubai Design District's waterfront.
Online panel talks
Talk 1: Shaping the city – what the future holds for urban development
Monday 9 November at 5pm GST
This panel will focus on the large scale urban developments that have been made in the region in the last 10 years and those that are being planned for the future.
Panellists
- Christos Passas – Design Director, Zaha Hadid Architects
- Arjan Pit – UN Studio
- Frans van Vuure – Director, UN Studio
- Ewa Juszczyk – Senior Associate Director, Benoy
- Mouaz Abouzaid – Founder and design principal, Verform Studio
Talk 2: Circularity and built environment: impact on economy, environment and society
Tuesday 10 November at 5pm GST
This panel will discuss the regional status of the circular economy in the construction sector and the potential opportunities that can be explored in the GCC countries
Panellists
- Richard Fenne – Principal, Woods Bagot
- Karim El-Jisr – Chief Sustainability Officer – Social, Diamond Developers
- Majd Fayyad – Technical Manager, Emirates Green Building Council
- Patrik Schumacher – Principal, Zaha Hadid Architects
Talk 3: Emerging cultural infrastructure in the Gulf
Thursday 12 November at 1pm GST
The panel will discuss contemporary cultural infrastructure and their relation with heritage and the built environment in the GCC.
Panellists
- Sumaya Dabbagh – Principal and Founder, Dabbagh Architects
- Paolo Rossi – Associate Director of Architecture, PACE
- Wael Al Awar – Principal Architect / Founding Partner, WAIWAI
- Islam El Mashtooly – Design Director, Croquis Design Studio
Talk 4: New typologies: Residential and hospitality in the GCC
Thursday 12 November at 5pm GST
This panel will discuss regional residential and hospitality projects and explore their emerging typologies in the GCC.
Panellists
- Jennie Binchy – Design Director, Binchy and Binchy Architecture
- Jonathan Ashmore – Founder / Principal Architect, ANARCHITECT
- Dr. Nasser Bader Abulhasan – Principal / Founding Partner, AGI Architects
Talk 5: Architecture and educational ecologies in the GCC
Friday 13 November at 5pm GST
The talk will try to define architecture pedagogical models in the region and its balance between experimentation and professional practice.
Panellists
- Omran Alowais – Owner / Creative Director, Ardh
- Dr. Harpreet Seth –Head of Architecture, Director of Studies, Herriot Watt University Dubai
- Aisha Al Sager –Managing Director, AGI Architects
- George Katodrytis – Head of the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah
Online talk moderators
- Andy Shaw – Chair of RIBA Gulf Chapter, Managing Partner of AMA
- Mercedes Gargallo – Associate, Arup
- Khawla Al Hashimi – Director of Project Development, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority - Shurooq, Sharjah UAE
- Aidan Imanova – Editor of Identity Magazine
- Juan Roldan – Associate Professor, College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah
Find out more about d3 Architecture Festival 2020.
This event is run by d3 Architecture. The RIBA is not responsible for any personal data collected by third parties.
