Kuwait Architects League at Kuwait Society of Engineers and in collaboration with AIA ME presents  Prof. Henry Sanoff workshop on Participatory Design Practices. 

The workshop was conducted on February 02 and 03 

The American Institute of Architects, Middle East Chapter is pleased to announce the upcoming event entitled  "Urban Sketching Workshop"  which will be facilitated by Dr. Reham Moniem Ali, and will cover the techniques and methods of sketching with ink and watercolors to create expressive urban sketches to tell a story of a place and its people.  

This workshop will be held in Dareen visitor center, next to the remains of Mohammed Al Faihani's Castle, where we will also be exploring the rich architectural history of the area that date back to pre-5000 BC.

The Finnish Embassy is hosting the AIA ME Movie Night about the Finnish-American modernist architectural giant Eero Sarrinen. 

The movie explores the life and visionary work of this icon,the embassy serves as the perfect backdrop for the event. 

Designed by Kaija and Heikki Siren, it is a great example of expatriate classical version of

Western modernism in the Arab world. The screening will be followed by a reception and guests will

have the chance to walk through the premises and enjoy an immersive Finnish design experience.

AIA ME Talk presents EDGE Design.

AIA ME Lebanon in collaboration with the Branch of Architects at the Order of Engineers and Architects Beirut.

AIAS LAU and APAVE Liban cordially invites you to a lecture showcasing requirements for accessibility as well as comparison between international standards provided by

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and local standards based on decree number 7194. A smooth blending of people with special needs in all social and everyday life activities away from any prejudice.

For the last 100 years, Iraq was an experimental site for Iraqi and international architects 
whose works shaped Iraq's modern architecture style,  Their work took place in Iraq and expanded to reach nearby countries. These unique and unrepeatable achievements in Iraq have been neglected and exposed to infringement.

Mohamed Ridha Al Chalabi (Iraqi architect, Author of several books, Assistant Professor in Baghdad University and a civilian activist) will explore this issue in his lecture about Modern Architecture in Iraq, its historical roots, reality challenges, and how it leads to identifying an Original Iraqi Temporary Architecture.

AIA middle east in collaboration with the scientific program of Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture (AFAMA) are pleased to invite you to a lecture titled Courtyards in Mosque Architecture. 

The lecture will be presented by Prof. Islam Elghonaimy, professor of Architecture University of Bahrain, who will provide a historical overview of courtyards design, and its significance in religious buildings. 

The lecture will also discuss the utilization of courtyard as a model for sustainable design.

 

Microtopia presents dreams of life in small, mobile or temporary spaces. Several successful architects, builders and artists from different parts of the world propose a radical solution to living space in which all unnecessary things are removed and seemingly old and worn-out items are utilized. 

How much space, stuff and comfort do we really need? Whether building islands from garbage, tents hanging from trees, micro-homes on wheels, residential sleeping pods or experimental urban parasitic architecture, they are united by the effort to find ways to form new communities.