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Real Estate
At Home with the Jackson 5: Life Before the Spotlight
The family of superstars grew up on Jackson Street, in a modest two-bedroom in Gary, Indiana
Inspiration
The Top 5 Places To Buy Vintage Furniture in the UAE
Without a single vintage district, you have to be in the know
Interiors
Dubai’s Burj Al Arab Is Getting a Makeover
This is the first time the hotel has been renovated in over 25 years
Art & Auctions
Sharjah Architecture Triennial Opens the Architecture Archives of Baghdad, Damascus and Tunis
From 2 May to 12 July 2026, architect George Arbid curates A Journey into Architecture Archives from 1930 to 1980 at Al Qasimiyah School
Architecture & Design
Why This Dubai Exhibition on Palestinian Stone Is a Political Must-See Now
From 12 May to 2 June 2026, Beam, Corbel, Ribs by AAU Anastas, commissioned by ICD Brookfield Place, turns Palestinian stone into a question of access, labour and power
Events
Art Dubai 2026 Special Edition: What You Need To Know
Taking place from 15 to 17 May, the edition brings together exhibitors, artists, installations and a VIP preview this May
Travel
Why Al Noor Island in Sharjah Is a Design Lover’s Escape
A UAE island with walking paths, Butterfly House, gardens, water features, shaded seating areas, observation points and landscaped public spaces for visitors
Events
India’s Artisans Are Driving a New Global Design Residency Ahead of Milan Design Week 2026
Shakti Design Residency lets global creatives collaborate with India’s master artisans in real time, with work debuting at Salone
Architecture
4 Most Beautiful Sharjah Mosques and Their Architectural Secrets
These mosques have specific architectural elements that often go unnoticed
Art & Auctions
UAE Creatives Can Get a Free Warehouse Space for 4 Weeks With Blank Space
Applications close on 10 April 2026 at 12pm
Architecture
“Imaginary Creatures Rise From the Desert” at Urko Sanchez Architects’ Bridi Park in Sharjah
This thatched-roof park in the UAE channels millennia of architectural intelligence
Architecture
The Radical Smiljan Radić Clarke Has Won the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize: This Is His Best Work
Here are 7 of AD's favourite works from the wild imagination of Smiljan Radić Clarke, known for his silver inflatable buildings, boulder pavilions and moody brutalist forest homes
Inspiration
AD’s Favourite Haft Sin Tables To Mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year in Style
12 Haft Sin table ideas from the playful to the polished, and antiqued to the wacky
Innovative Design
Could The Line in Saudi Arabia become an AI Data Centre?
The $500 billion desert utopia is shifting: in the AI age, the most powerful architecture may be built for machines instead of people
Innovative Design
Ayeneh-Kari: The Mystical Persian Mirror Work Behind Iran’s Palaces and Shrines
How Iran’s mirror-work may have begun with broken Venetian mirrors
Entertaining
Numerology and Architecture: How To Find Your Life Path Number and What It Means
Your guide to Life Path Numbers, Secret Master Numbers and how numerology shows up in the world around us
Events
Laylat Al-Qadr 2026 (the Night of Power) When Is It and Why Is It So Important?
For Muslims this single night holds the spiritual weight of a lifetime of prayer, here's the reason
Art & Auctions
Ramesh Shukla, The Royal Photographer, Leaves Historic UAE Archive
Following his recent passing at 87, AD looks back at the Indian-expat photographer who chronicled the UAE’s formation and captured its earliest leaders
Culture & Lifestyle
Your Alternative Birthstones Guide: Gems for Every Month, Their Hidden Meanings, and What They Say About You
Thought you knew your birthstone? This is the alternative birthstone guide for those with a rebellious streak
Events
The 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Finalists Have Been Revealed
Here are the 30 finalists for the 2026 edition of Loewe's prestigious Craft Prize