madeinjeddah|Fakhamah Series #04|”Deluxe” Palace II
Despite tough economic times, we find “fakhamah” -albeit un-announced- withering the hardship and clinging on with this stunning comeback. Budgetary restraints dictated doing away with the customary placard and … Continue reading
madeinjeddah|Fül & Tameez|01
The region of Hijaz, Western Saudi Arabia, is not only a geographic name but also denotes a socio-cultural dimension of its society, also reflected in the Urban context. Hijazi is … Continue reading
madeinjeddah|Fakhamah Series #03|Luxurious Apartments
Continuing our coverage of Fakhama (فخامة) and Fakher (فاخر) we see the later hitting rock bottom, holding itself up with a messy combination of wire and rope, that are surprisingly color coordinated. Fakher is donning … Continue reading
Jeddah Architectural Guide | CP/01
مبنى المقر الرئيسي – البنك الأهلي السعودي SNB Headquarters Building CORPORATE BUILDINGS/01 1983 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) 122 m 27 Floors 56,300 m² 11,700 m² (Site) The desire … Continue reading
madeinjeddah|Fakhamah Series #02|Luxurious Apartments
No doubt the only other ubiquitous word in the world of local Real Estate sales that could challenge ” فخم ” is ” فاخر “. Albeit the subtle differences between … Continue reading
madeinjeddah|The Pizza Mosque
The Pizza Mosque exemplifies Jeddah’s tolerance and casual attitude towards Religion within the context of daily life. Despite the Pizza symbolizing the encroachment of Western culture in a traditional society, in … Continue reading
madeinjeddah|Fakhamah Series #01|Deluxe Palace
Whether it is a straightforward marketing “ploy” or just plain naivety, the apparent irony in this “sophisticated” marketing signage scheme cannot be overlooked. Our favourite to date from our Fakhamah … Continue reading
Visualogue | 34. Cultural Topography & History of Makkah | Dr. Mehmet Tutuncu
To continue our coverage of urbanism in the Holy Cities, and just as we started 2013 with a debate on the urban fabric of Al-Madinah, we shift our focus in … Continue reading
Visualogue|33. Deconstructing Ambiguity|Bayan Naseer
Our October visualogue will introduce a young experimental researcher and conceptual designer from Makkah, Bayan Naseer who has just returned from the UK after completing her MA in interactive Media … Continue reading
Visualogue|31. The Holy City Reconfigured|Atef Alshehri
For this edition of the urbanphenomena visualogue, we are starting 2013 with a very crucial and sensitive topic; the massive annihilation of the urban fabric of Al-Madinah. Apart from the … Continue reading
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