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Can a car become a portrait of our times? With Pink Convertible Big at Place Vendôme, Austrian artist Erwin Wurm suggest...
04/08/2026

Can a car become a portrait of our times? With Pink Convertible Big at Place Vendôme, Austrian artist Erwin Wurm suggests that it can.

Inflated to almost comical proportions, the familiar convertible sheds its identity as a luxury object and becomes a commentary on excess, aspiration and the culture of consumption that defines much of contemporary life.

Presented by Qatar Museums, the monumental sculpture is part of Austrian artist Erwin Wurm’s celebrated Fat Car series, where everyday objects are transformed into thought-provoking works of art.

31/07/2026

Healthcare is often measured by doctors, technology and infrastructure, but rarely by the architecture that shapes how care is delivered.

For Renascent Consultants, hospital design is not about making a visual statement but about creating spaces where healthcare works better.

In this conversation with SCALE, the team discusses why intelligent planning may be one of medicine’s most overlooked tools.

From the return of Design Doha to the launch of Rubaiya Qatar, Qatar Museums’ Fall 2026 programme is one of its most exp...
30/07/2026

From the return of Design Doha to the launch of Rubaiya Qatar, Qatar Museums’ Fall 2026 programme is one of its most expansive yet, bringing together architecture, fashion, archaeology, contemporary art, photography and design across museums and cultural institutions throughout the country.

Swipe left to find out some of the extensive exhibitions planned by Qatar Museums!

29/07/2026

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Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar has announced the open call for the Tasweer Residency 2026–27, inviting photographers and v...
23/07/2026

Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar has announced the open call for the Tasweer Residency 2026–27, inviting photographers and visual storytellers based in Qatar to apply for its second edition.

The open call for applications for the residency runs from 21 July to 3 September. The residency will take place at Bayt Al Wakrah, located at the historic Old Al Wakrah City, providing participants with the time, mentorship and resources to develop ambitious new bodies of work.

22/07/2026

With studios in Belagavi and Pune, Thirdspace Architecture Studio has built a practice that refuses easy categorisation.

Founded by Praveen Bavadekar and now led alongside Namrata Betigiri, the studio moves effortlessly between museums, educational institutions, workplaces and homes.

Yet every project from Thirdspace begins from the same place: context.

Each project of Thirdspace is undertaken with a sense of responsibility, not only to the client, but to the practice of architecture itself.

Come meet the architects behind these projects. We have a delightful one-on-one with the architects on our website with a focus on their projects and ideals.
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For more than four decades, artists from across the world have travelled to the Serbian city of Kikinda to surrender to ...
21/07/2026

For more than four decades, artists from across the world have travelled to the Serbian city of Kikinda to surrender to clay. At the Terra Center for Fine and Applied Arts artists live, experiment, collaborate and wrestle with one of the oldest artistic materials at a monumental scale for a month-long exhibition.

Beginning 1 July 2026, the institution will mark another milestone with the 45th International Terracotta Sculpture Symposium Terra, bringing together five artists from Austria, France, North Macedonia and Serbia for a residency that continues one of the world’s most remarkable artistic traditions. Their newly created sculptures will become permanent additions to the Terra Sculpture Park, further expanding a collection of more than 1,200 monumental terracotta works created since the Symposium’s founding in 1982.

19/07/2026

Towering over Rockefeller Plaza is the world’s largest LEGO FIFA World Cup Trophy, a 27-foot installation built from more than 1.36 million LEGO bricks. According to LEGO, it took 59 designers, over 7,000 hours, and eight months to bring it to life.

More than just a giant sculpture, it’s a celebration of football, creativity, and the excitement building towards the FIFA World Cup Final.

And yes, it’s proof that sometimes, even the biggest dreams are built one brick at a time.

Who do you think will lift the FIFA 2026 World Cup trophy? ⚽🏆

In her moving essay “Yuba – My Dear Father” for Al Jazeera, HE Sheikha Al Mayassa writes not only about the leader who t...
18/07/2026

In her moving essay “Yuba – My Dear Father” for Al Jazeera, HE Sheikha Al Mayassa writes not only about the leader who transformed Qatar, but about the father who shaped her values.

It is a tribute filled with lessons on leadership, generosity, vision and an unwavering belief that everything we do should serve something greater than ourselves.

This is one of the most powerful pieces Sheikha Al Mayassa has written because it reveals the human side of the Father Emir while also explaining the philosophy that shaped modern Qatar.

To understand modern Qatar is to understand the values behind its transformation. In remembering the Father Emir, Sheikha Al Mayassa reminds us that his greatest legacy was not only the nation he helped build, but the principles that continue to shape it.

Quotes from Al Jazeera English article
Images Courtesy Rik Van Lent from Al Jazeera English

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