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Top view of the jazz club and the restaurant. The design reflects what defines an industrial building in the collective memory and yet has a contemporary style as well - New Power Station, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Column free prayer hall is raised on eight peripheral columns, in addition to four light courts, random circular roof openings allows daylight into the prayer hall creating an ornate pattern on the floor enhancing spirituality through light - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh - As in construction, so in conception, the complex of the centre rises and exists as echo of ruins, alive with the memory of the remains of Mahasthan.

Concrete with Chinese ink, recycled grey brick and warm plywood were chosen to blend in seamlessly with the surrounding urban context - Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China.

Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark - Aerial view of Superkilen spreading over 30&#39;000 m², showing Red Square for sports activities, Green Park the children’s playground, and Black Market the food market and picnic area.

For the architect, brick material represents a bridge between past and present, creativity and tradition, cheap and precious, solidity and transparency - 40 Knots House, Tehran, Iran.

Upper view of the courtyard showing southern and eastern wings after restoration - Manouchehri House, Kashan, Iran.

Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran - The structural concept resulted in a dynamic 3 dimensional truss with two continuous deck levels; this provided a lower level which is covered and therefore usable in all seasons.

Royal Academy for Nature Conservation, Ajloun, Jordan - The academy touches the forest with a beautiful handshake, the building hovers over the forest and barely touches it.

Bunateka Library in Lutoggliave village, Kosovo.

Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon - The building emerges from the geometries of intersecting routes as a series of interlocking platforms and spaces for research, engagement and discourse.

Modern mashrabiyya on the west facade acts like a screen between the city and the station to reduce direct sunlight - Casa-Port New Railway Station, Casablanca, Morocco.

Principally rough-rendered reinforced concrete, the buildings are linked by courtyards and partially covered walkways with metal and timber elements - Guelmim School of Technology, Guelmim, Morocco.

Makoko Floating School, Lagos, Nigeria - The prototype’s versatile structure is a safe and economical floating triangular frame that allows flexibility for customization and completion based on specific needs and capacities.

Doha Tower, Doha, Qatar - The Tower is a cylindrical volume that measures 45 m in diameter.

King Fahad National Library with landscaped public square, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The gathering space is used for cultural and social activities - Thread: Artist Residency and Cultural Centre, Sinthian, Senegal.

The entrance hall is used for cultural events and offers an overview on the remains, before driving visitors to upper floors - Ceuta Public Library, Ceuta, Spain.

Nasrid Tower Restoration, Huercal-Overa, Spain.

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Top view of the jazz club and the restaurant. The design reflects what defines an industrial building in the collective memory and yet has a contemporary style as well - New Power Station, Baku, Azerbaijan.

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