Author Archives: Mohamed Ismail

Outrage: colonial legacies of concrete

By Mohamed Ismail and Caitlin Mueller 14 April 2022 Outrage

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Recognise concrete’s colonial legacies before condemning its use in the Global South

AR April 2022: Stone

4 April 2022 By AR Editors

IBAVI | AAU Anastas | Taller Mauricio Rocha | Grafton Architects |…

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Editorial: stepping stones

5 April 2022 By Manon Mollard, Eleanor Beaumont and Ellen Peirson

The AR's April issue looks to carve out the cultural and social…

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Stone age: a new architecture from an old material

6 April 2022 By Steve Webb

As we near the end of the fossil fuel era, building in…

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Foundations of empire: the colonial legacy of Portland stone

7 April 2022 By Arianne Shahvisi

Buildings and statues carved from Portland stone were used to construct an…

Social housing in Mallorca, Spain by IBAVI

11 April 2022 By Rafael Gómez-Moriana

IBAVI’s latest experiment in ecologically sustainable social housing is constructed from load‑bearing…

Jerusalem stone: the history and identity of Palestinian stereotomy

12 April 2022 By Nadi Abusaada

Stones are mined in Jerusalem to construct a myth of continuity, furthering…

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Museo Anahuacalli extension in Mexico City, Mexico by Taller Mauricio Rocha

13 April 2022 By Juan Carlos Cano

Built on the lava fields of Mexico City, Taller Mauricio Rocha’s extension…

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