architecture interviews | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-interviews/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 davide macullo on drawing from albania’s heritage & terrain for upcoming residential towers https://www.designboom.com/architecture/davide-macullo-albania-heritage-terrain-upcoming-residential-towers-04-05-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/davide-macullo-albania-heritage-terrain-upcoming-residential-towers-04-05-2025/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 15:01:34 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1125278

‘our designs emerge from their context,' the architect tells designboom, discussing the upcoming projects on albania's southern coast and in the forested hills of tirana.

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DS+R completes al-mujadilah, the world’s first contemporary mosque for women in doha https://www.designboom.com/architecture/diller-scofidio-renfro-dsrny-al-mujadilah-world-first-contemporary-women-mosque-doha-interview-04-04-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/diller-scofidio-renfro-dsrny-al-mujadilah-world-first-contemporary-women-mosque-doha-interview-04-04-2025/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:20:19 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1125407

designboom steps inside the al-mujadilah center and mosque for women by diller scofidio + renfro in the heart of doha's education city.

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interview: nicolas fayad on weaving palm waste into a prayer space at islamic arts biennale https://www.designboom.com/architecture/interview-nicolas-fayad-weaving-palm-waste-prayer-space-islamic-arts-biennale-al-musalla-east-architecture-studio-02-27-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/interview-nicolas-fayad-weaving-palm-waste-prayer-space-islamic-arts-biennale-al-musalla-east-architecture-studio-02-27-2025/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:15:48 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1116794

almusalla's stepped walls encircle areas of worship and congregation, while its facade -- weaving 200 kilometers of palm fiber -- injects a delicate counterpoint.

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architecture as a catalyst for change: designboom LIVE talk with assemble at tAS https://www.designboom.com/architecture/architecture-catalyst-change-designboom-live-talk-assemble-tas-the-architect-show-interview-02-15-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/architecture-catalyst-change-designboom-live-talk-assemble-tas-the-architect-show-interview-02-15-2025/#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:00:31 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1108025

at the 2024 architect show, designboom and assemble's anthony engi meacock reflected on the power of collaboration and multidimensional thinking in design.

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kengo kuma discusses translating sound into space as ‘onomatopoeia’ show lands in athens https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-sound-space-onomatopoeia-architecture-exhibition-athens-interview-02-11-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-sound-space-onomatopoeia-architecture-exhibition-athens-interview-02-11-2025/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:45:14 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1115260

in this conversation with designboom, kengo kuma shares insights into the 'onomatopoeia architecture' exhibition, on view until march 15, 2025.

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two years on from turkey-syria earthquake, foster + partners’ antakya masterplan underway https://www.designboom.com/architecture/two-years-turkey-syria-earthquake-foster-partners-hatay-masterplan-underway-02-09-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/two-years-turkey-syria-earthquake-foster-partners-hatay-masterplan-underway-02-09-2025/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:30:28 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1115209

'the process of designing what the future city should look like becomes an act of healing. Iit gives people agency, it gives them hope,' furkan demirci tells designboom.

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interview: A31 and tom dixon collaborate on AIMASIA villa in the greek island of mykonos https://www.designboom.com/architecture/interview-curved-dry-stone-wall-villa-a31-tom-dixon-mykonian-hillside-greece-aimasia-residence-12-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/interview-curved-dry-stone-wall-villa-a31-tom-dixon-mykonian-hillside-greece-aimasia-residence-12-29-2024/#respond Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:30:15 +0000 christina vergopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1108738

A31's architecture and tom dixon’s interior design reflect the rocky geology of the island through materials and structure.

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where craft meets code: designboom visits studio RAP in rotterdam https://www.designboom.com/architecture/where-craft-meets-code-designboom-visits-studio-rap-rotterdam-interview-12-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/where-craft-meets-code-designboom-visits-studio-rap-rotterdam-interview-12-24-2024/#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:01:00 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1102513

known for their sculptural 3D printed facades, studio RAP hosted designboom at their rotterdam workspace and shared insights into their creative process.

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ola saad znad on reviving ancient marsh arab reed weaving at dubai design week pavilion https://www.designboom.com/architecture/interview-ola-saad-znad-reed-pavilion-ancient-marsh-arab-traditions-dubai-design-week-22-12-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/interview-ola-saad-znad-reed-pavilion-ancient-marsh-arab-traditions-dubai-design-week-22-12-2024/#respond Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:30:07 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1107193

'a present/absent mudhif' revives the materials and techniques that have sustained the marsh arabs for centuries and now face degradation.

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wael al awar on reclaiming brine for a new sustainable vernacular at public art abu dhabi https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wael-al-awar-reclaiming-brine-sustainable-vernacular-public-art-abu-dhabi-interview-12-20-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wael-al-awar-reclaiming-brine-sustainable-vernacular-public-art-abu-dhabi-interview-12-20-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:45:56 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1105899

designboom speaks to the architect, learning about his approach to reclaiming industrial waste and looking to local contexts to build more sustainably.

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