Anthropologist Vyjayanthi Rao is set to curate the Sharjah Architecture Triennial in 2026. In this interview, she explains the event's theme. More about Sharjah Architecture Triennial "to challenge the idea that architecture is just about iconic buildings"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for a medical district in Sharjah. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Renzo Piano's plans for the "hospital of the future" in Sharjah
Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has revealed its plans for Jawaher Boston Medical District in Sharjah, which will include healthcare facilities surrounded by a park. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop unveils "hospital of the future" for Sharjah
Architect Yussef Agbo-Ola has created a tent-like temple informed by Sharjah's topography and biodiversity as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More about Yussef Agbo-Ola creates jute and hemp temple for Sharjah Architecture Triennial
Kenyan architectural studio Cave Bureau has transformed the Old Sharjah Slaughterhouse into the Anthropocene Museum 9.0 as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More about Cave Bureau creates Anthropocene Museum in Sharjah slaughterhouse
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has installed a series of textile forms within an unfinished shopping centre, which is one of the largest incomplete buildings in the UAE, as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More about Limbo Accra turns half-built Sharjah Mall into a "symbol of potential"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the reveal of Tadao Ando's plans for a concrete arts centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Tadao Ando's "remarkable" design for concrete arts centre in Sharjah
The second Sharjah Architecture Triennial focused on architecture created from scarcity. Here are 12 intriguing pavilions and installations from the event. More about Twelve "very obviously" architectural installations at the Sharjah Architecture Triennial
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for Il Teatro at Aljada, a cylindrical performing arts centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, that will overlook a sunken water feature. More about Tadao Ando designs concrete arts centre for Sharjah to be "round like the Earth"
The Dezeen team are reporting live from the preview day of the second edition of Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023 in the United Arab Emirates (opening 11 November). Follow for updates throughout the day, with exclusive previews of installations and exhibitions. More about Preview day from Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023
Peruvian studio 51-1 Arquitectos has converted a 1970s ice storage facility in Sharjah, UAE, into a cultural venue, restaurant and hotel for the Sharjah Art Foundation. More about 51-1 Arquitectos converts Sharjah ice factory into arts venue
The twisting sculptural form of the recently completed Beeah Headquarters in Sharjah by British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is revealed in this drone video. More about Video showcases sinuous forms of desert headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects took visual cues from undulating desert dunes when creating the sinuous headquarters for environmental management company Beeah Group in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. More about Zaha Hadid Architects completes dune-like Beeah Headquarters in Sharjah
Large courtyards will sit between the five high-rise blocks that define The Africa Institute campus, which Adjaye Associates is developing in downtown Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. More about Adjaye Associates designs monolithic campus for The Africa Institute in Sharjah
British studio Hopkins Architects has created a cluster of prefabricated concrete pods to house the Khor Kalba Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary on the eastern coast of the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE. More about Hopkins Architects creates cluster of shell-like pods for turtle sanctuary on Sharjah coast
A slender roof cantilevers from all sides of The House of Wisdom, a tech-filled library that Foster + Partners has designed in Sharjah, UAE for the "digital future". More about Foster + Partners crowns Sharjah library with giant cantilevered roof
UAE-based SpaceContinuum Design Studio has collaborated with the Sharjah Art Foundation to turn a 1970s brutalist restaurant into an arts centre in Sharjah. More about Sharjah's brutalist Flying Saucer turned into arts centre
Architecture studio Cooking Sections and engineer AKT II have created an experimental landscape in Sharjah to demonstrate how desert plants could be used as an alternative to water-hungry greenery in arid cities. More about Zero-water garden created in Sharjah to show how desert plants can thrive in cities
Al Faya Lodge and Al Bait Hotel offer hospitality that connects travellers with Sharjah's history says Khawla Al Hashimi, director of project development at Shurooq, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards. More about Shurooq's hotels demonstrate Sharjah's "very rich heritage"
Hopkins Architects has completed the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre on a former prehistoric sea in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE. More about Sharjah desert visitor centre takes its shape from prehistoric sea urchins