Heritage

Stories of notable objects, collections, and constructions that reflect the multiplicity of the East’s pasts and futures

Sacred in the Mundane, Timeless in the Fleeting

Lorin Mai's Vertigo brand explores Kurdish rituals and everyday practices through design

Elyas Alavi’s Afghan Cameleers Project for the Sydney Biennale

How avant-garde artists tried to breath life into art

A reconstruction of Armenian familial memory

Reinventing climate solutions through indigenous knowledge

Members of Space Caviar and the re:arc institute discuss alternatives to dominant paradigms

Faina Yunusova on the traps of the Occidental Gaze

Uncovering the material, historical, and cultural layerings of a monumental artwork

African art outside of museums and the Western imagination

Reflections on a personal history with vernacular architecture

Anecdotes about conservation’s hitches, pitfalls, and surprises

The curator of the 2023/24 program showcases its themes and contributors

Harriet Wennberg on her organization's approach to evolving traditions

An overview and reframing of traditional construction technologies

A critical treatise from the archive of Abdel-Wahid El-Wakil

Rare archival footage of a master at work

The architect discusses her diverse engagements with architecture and her thoughts on its potential futures

Hassan Fathy on the construction of vaults and domes