Art Jameel pavilion in Dubai is a dome to fight climate doom
about 5 months ago (12/12/2023)
Tour the new Art Jameel Pavilion in Dubai | Wallpaper (Image credit: Kristina Sergeeva of Seeing Things, courtesy of Art Jameel) By Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah published 12 December 2023 This new Art Jameel pavilion, Tarabot: Weaving a Living Forum , commissioned by the arts organisation and designed by Lebanese practice theOtherDada, is a fractal, domed structure stretching over the amphitheatre at the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park in Dubai. Weaving together traditional and high technologies, recycled waste materials and indigenous plants, the architectural pavilion aims to bring life to the area over the next five months, forming a new ‘interspecies habitat’. It sees Art Jameel, which supports artists and creative communities and is behind both the sculpture park and the wider Jameel Arts Centre , promote a conversation about sustainability and re-use.