Civil Architecture is a cultural practice preoccupied with the making of buildings and books about them. The work of Civil asks what it means to produce architecture in a decidedly un-civil time, …

In the early 20th century, the mountain of Abu Makhrouq was a feature marking the entry into Diriyah-Riyadh, a mountain used for watching horse races and recreation in a desert context. …

Inspired by the architecture of the SOM Hajj Terminal, Civil Architecture have reimagined the sundial as part of the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

AUTHORS: CIVIL ARCHITECTURE AFTERWORD: TODD REISZ RESEARCH TEAM: HALAH ALESSA, LATIFAH ALESSA, RANA AJRAWI COPY-EDITING: JAKE STARMER, CHIARA …

The need to subdivide, plan, and develop land has become the de-facto engagement with territory, while ideas of growth have largely served real estate speculation rather than …

For a country of less than a million people in 1973 which was exporting 10% of the world’s oil, the narrative of state is inextricably tied to the projections of wealth and identity outwards. The …

As part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial’s Propositions section, a number of practices were invited to submit proposals for architectural interventions in the emirate. Building off a …

The proposal is for a museum that has equal parts indoor and outdoor experience of Modern Arab art. The building is a series of pathways, alleys and gardens which are cut from a bounding …

In an area of physical, religious, and political division, the publication tells the story of the Gulf’s islands and the possibilities they hold for a joint territorial project. Hundreds of islands dot the …

In three years Bahrain will expend all its quarriable limestone. The past four decades of cheap limestone paved the way for mass government housing construction, subsidizing rapid growth, …