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Dumbo Loft by Crystal Sinclair Designs features a book-filled mezzanine

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To that end, we worked in a nuristani mirror and a tribal qashqai rug purchased in Afghanistan, a statement chandelier from Italy, and her entire and not insubstantial library.". "[She] wanted to incorporate certain elements that are representative of the places she’s lived and worked before," Sinclair said. "To

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Bunker Museums by Marchisciana Saverio Adriano

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Suffice to recall the crimes against cultural assets that have been committed in recent years: we might mention the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan; the Isis militants who used hammers to smash the statues to pieces at the Mosul museum in Iraq; or the demolition of the monuments of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria.

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American University in Dubai highlights 11 student architecture projects

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Student: Naya Aslan Course: ARCH 502 Award: second place Email: naya.aslan[at]mymail.aud.edu Seeds of Hope by Narges Abdul Aziz "The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021 has resulted in significant consequences that have impacted the country's cultural and national identity.

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"There can be no doubt that this is urbicide"

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What Eisenhower dubbed the military/industrial complex is a shadowy section of the economy devoted to the design and manufacture of the hardware to destroy buildings. The impossibility of traversing and subverting the sections amplifies the isolation and the inability of culture to address the crisis clearly.

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