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A First Look: Riyadh's JAX District Plans a ‘Necklace’ of Shaded Streets
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (828+ words) Riyadh's creative and cultural sector, JAX District is made up of 100 repurposed warehouses. AD speaks to the team behind its grand plans to improve walkability, climate-control and accessibility for young artists. Home to local art studios, homegrown cafes and vibrant…...
A pavilion in Delhi lets you walk through India’s sacred groves
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (388+ words) What happens when a conservationist who grew up with 3000 years of history behind her designs a pavilion in Sunder Nursery? She opens the doors to nature again, sacred gardens from the 16th century to be exact. Aranyani is the name of…...
This 90s Amman Home Was Entirely Remodelled by Local Artisans
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (706+ words) This 90s Amman Home Was Entirely Remodelled by Local Artisans'AD Middle East Set high above the city, the Amman home, originally designed by Ammar Khammash, receives a total reset. Jordan's capital, one of the oldest cities in the world, spreads out…...
You Won’t Believe What’s Inside This 1970s Chalet
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (280+ words) With its curved ceilings, eclectic art and soulful palette, this timber chalet glows like an ember in the middle of the snow-tipped Swiss Alps. "It was very intentional, designed to bring a sense of bursting sunlight into the room and…...
A Canadian Farmhouse With a Glass Staircase Mixes the Old and New
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (791+ words) A Canadian Farmhouse With a Glass Staircase Mixes the Old and New'AD Middle East Homes as secluded as this Canadian farmhouse-style new build usually regard privacy as being of paramount importance, but here, it's a question of balance. Created by…...
AlUla Contemporary Art Museum: Everything You Need To Know
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (346+ words) The AlUla Contemporary Art Museum is a new cultural institution announced by Arts AlUla in February 2026. Located in north-west Saudi Arabia, the museum is being developed as an active platform for contemporary art, with programmes launching before the opening of…...
Inside Leighton House: London’s Hidden Arabic Escape Turns 100
2+ week, 5+ day ago (248+ words) Yet today, the Hall invites harder questions. These tiles are not merely decorative artefacts; they are objects that travelled thousands of miles under conditions shaped by colonial power, collecting practices and asymmetrical exchange. Removed from their original contexts and reassembled…...
Is This the World’s Most Stylish Pet Store?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (314+ words) The design of the Panteric store is centred around the idea of entering an entirely different environment " moving from the street into an immersive habitat," says Mario Marinkov, project manager at Serbia-based studio Freya Architects. The core concept of the…...
This 1930s Paris Apartment Uses Klimt as Inspiration
3+ week, 4+ day ago (736+ words) This 1930s Paris Apartment Uses Klimt as Inspiration'admiddleeast.com Inspired by the forms and colours of a Gustav Klimt's 1906 portrait of Fritza Riedler, this Paris apartment reflects its owner's inner emotional and intellectual worlds. The three-bedroom apartment, which occupies the top…...
This Riyadh Townhouse is a Masterclass in Vintage With a Contemporary Edge
3+ week, 5+ day ago (623+ words) This Riyadh Townhouse is a Masterclass in Vintage With a Contemporary Edge'admiddleeast.com Designing one's own home is often the truest test of a designer's instincts. For Nebras Aljoaib, whose work is defined by a quiet dialogue between classical references…...