ArchiTangle

ArchiTangle is a Berlin-based independent publishing house and digital service provider in the archi

09/09/2025

🗓 Thursday, Sept 11, 2025
⏰ Doors open at 6 PM
🎉 Join us in Berlin to celebrate the launch of ’s
Saudi Modern – Jeddah in Transition 1938–1964.

The book, edited by Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz, explores the urban and architectural transformation of the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, since the discovery of oil—highlighting the city’s rapid modernization and societal change.
Over the last ninety years, Jeddah has transitioned from a modest walled city and pilgrimage hub into a sprawling modern metropolis. The complex urban morphology that characterizes it today can be credited to the port city’s role in the Saudi Arabian oil industry that arose after the discovery of natural oil reservoirs in 1938. The industry brought foreign companies and institutions, as well as workers and their families, from around the world. The city grew beyond its old walls. Moreover, interactions with modern technologies and development models launched a radical infrastructural and architectural reconfiguration of the urban fabric.

As a reaction to this dramatic shift, the language of the vernacular has become fetishized. Modernist developments post-1938 are today commonly considered inauthentic, and many of the buildings, streets, and neighborhoods that bear witness to the evolution of the city right after the discovery of oil have been demolished without formal archival documentation. In their place, new megaprojects have sprung up. Driven by global capital, Jeddah, along with other cities across the Persian Gulf, has entered yet a new phase of sweeping urban transformation.
Highlighting fifteen case studies, the book further combines scholarly essays with visual contributions, presenting unparalleled documentary research and historical contextualization of the city’s disappearing modernist heritage.

With contributions by Abdulrahman Gazzaz, Turki Gazzaz, Laurian Ghinițoiu, Safouh Naamani, Todd Reisz, Saudi Ethnographic Diary, Sumayya Vally, and excerpts from historical research by Abdulla Yahia Bokhari and Sameer Al Layali.
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31/08/2025

The countdown is on! We are happy to share that the Aga Khan Award for Architecture book has been completed just in time for the upcoming announcement of the Award Winners this Tuesday!

With much appreciation, we extend our sincere thanks to the Master Jury—Lucia Allais, Azra Akšamija, David Basulto, Yvonne Farrell, Kabage Karanja, Yacouba Konaté, Noura Al-Sayeh Holtrop, Hassan Radoine, and Mun Summ Wong—for your dedicated and inspiring work in selecting the laureates and realising the book celebrating the shortlisted and winning projects.

We are grateful to the Steering Committee, chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan, and including Meisa Batayneh, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Farrokh Derakhshani, Lesley Lokko, Gülru Necipoğlu, Hashim Sarkis, and Sarah M. Whiting, whose vision and guidance have shaped this Award Cycle.

Finally, we celebrate the entire Aga Khan Award for Architecture team—you are the best! Your dedication made it possible to complete this book on time!

We eagerly await Tuesday’s announcement of the winners!

✨ Thank you all for making this journey extraordinary. .konate2019 .architects : our Editor of the book! : our book designer! .druck : our amazing printer!

28/08/2025

SAUDI MODERN: Thanks to Katarzyna and Andres we had the chance to get to know – and now they’re holding the book in their hands! These are the amazing stories! Back when Katarzyna Wielga-Skolimowska was still Director of the Goethe-Institut in Riyadh (before becoming the Artistic Director of the German Federal Cultural Foundation ), she and Andres visited Turki and Abdulrahman Gazzaz in their studio in Jeddah – and just look at what has grown out of that meeting!

Stay tuned for our SAUDI MODERN Book Launch & ArchiTangle Talk on September 11 at our publishing house in Berlin.

18/06/2025

Big thanks to our fabulous models Zhang Ke, Tina and Hans-Jürgen for showcasing our brand new bike bags at their world premiere! 💥🤣

28/05/2025

We’re live at in Berlin!

Bridging Architecture and Digital Society.

This year’s theme, „Generation XYZ,“ emphasizes intergenerational dialogue in our digital era. At ArchiTangle, we contribute to this conversation through our publications that intersect architecture, technology, our living environments and social justice.
A highlight is Visual Investigations: Between Advocacy, Journalism edited by Lisa Luksch and Andres Lepik. This work showcases how architectural tools and visual evidence can uncover human rights violations, from detention camps in Xinjiang to climate justice issues in the Pacific Islands.
The presence of our books underscores our commitment to exploring how design and digital tools can drive societal change.

09/05/2025

The first venue of the SAUDI MODERN book launch tour is happening today in Venice! Don’t miss the incredible initiative by , showcased in a captivating exhibition running until Sunday, May 10.
Come explore and be inspired!

01/05/2025

On the occasion of the Gallery Weekend in Berlin, we present the first four volumes in our book series. Explore the quartet—„Architecture of Coexistence“, „Hutong Metabolism“, „Architecture of Commonality“, and „Beyond Ruins“—each spotlighting design that heals, adapts, and unites. From adaptive reuse to post-conflict cultural landmarks, they reveal the power of architecture to foster shared spaces and resilient communities. One collection, four inspiring narratives of placemaking for a better world. Stay tuned for upcoming volumes on „Learning Ecologies in Architecture“, „Urban Repair“, and „Re-Making Nature“.

23/04/2025

📚 Celebrating World Book Day!

At ArchiTangle, books are more than objects—they are vessels of ideas, catalysts for dialogue, and tools for change.
On this World Book Day, we reaffirm our commitment to publishing with purpose. Architecture doesn’t exist in a vacuum—and neither should the discourse around it. That’s why we bring together critical voices from around the globe, fostering conversations that reach beyond aesthetics and form to tackle the social, ecological, and political dimensions of the built environment.
Our mission is clear: to empower architectural thinking that matters and disseminate the knowledge about. We publish with intention, amplify underrepresented perspectives, and support projects that challenge, inspire, and inform. Whether it’s through experimental formats, collaborative authorship, or interdisciplinary research, we believe architectural publishing can—and must—drive meaningful impact.
As one of the leading voices in international architectural publishing today, we’re proud to support authors, editors, and readers who believe in the transformative power of books.
Here’s to the ideas we share—and the worlds we imagine through them. Find our program via the link in the bio https://architangle.com/catalog

06/03/2025

AT-AKAA workshop in Portugal—another award year is ahead of us, and big plans are in motion! We are fortunate to be working on such meaningful topics alongside the outstanding Aga Khan Award for Architecture team and our ArchiTangle colleagues. +

03/03/2025

💥 Welcome to the ArchiTangle team, Lisa!

Lisa Luksch holds a master’s degree in architecture from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). As part of her studies, she spent a year at the University of Antwerp, specializing in urban architecture and design. Before joining ArchiTangle, she worked as a lecturer and research associate at TUM’s Chair of Architectural History and Curatorial Studies and was a curator at the Architekturmuseum der TUM in the Pinakothek der Moderne.
In 2023, she co-curated the internationally acclaimed exhibition Building to Heal: New Architecture for Hospitals, followed by the exhibition Visual Investigations: Between Advocacy, Journalism, and Law in 2024. Both exhibitions were accompanied by comprehensive publications (English and German), which she co-edited, bringing together critical, research-driven discourses from different disciplines.
Now part of the ArchiTangle team, Lisa brings her expertise in making architectural discourse accessible to a broad audience, combining academic depth with engaging communication and knowledge dissemination.

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