Transformations: The Emirati National House
Pavilion of the UAE at the 15th Venice Architecture Exhibition. 28 May - 27 November 2016. Commissioner: The Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation. Curator: Yasser Elsheshtawy.
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Aerial views of Abu Dhabi island showing the palm frond houses (arish), which were prevalent at the time and are considered a precursor to the sha‘bī house (1962).
© Photo: Courtesy British Petroleum Archive, University of Warwick
Pavilion of the UAE at the 15th Venice Architecture Exhibition. 28 May - 27 November 2016. Commissioner: The Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation. Curator: Yasser Elsheshtawy.