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A 20-year Erdem retrospective opens in Doha alongside Islamic art

A rare look at how a designer's visual language is built over two decades.

Qatar Museums will show ERDEM: About Time, About Her at M7 in Doha from October 27 to December 26: more than 150 pieces by British-Turkish designer Erdem Moralioglu, including garments, sketches and atelier materials, shown alongside paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from the Museum of Islamic Art. It is curated by Olivier Gabet of the Louvre. "I have always been fascinated by the capacity of clothing to hold the trace of a person, a place or a moment in time," Moralioglu said.

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Signal CheckAn institution's announcement

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This comes from Qatar Museums via Qatar's state news agency: an announcement, not a review. The exhibition opens October 27, so there are no independent reviews yet.

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"My Home Is Your Home": a Doha exhibition on architecture as hospitality

Architecture framed as an act of generosity, with a strong roster of regional designers.

Beyti Beytak (My Home Is Your Home), first shown at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, comes to Doha's Fahad bin Ali Palace from October 26 to May 29, 2027, expanded with a new commission by Iraqi architect Ola Znad and archival research on Doha's urbanization. It brings together more than 40 architects and designers from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, including Raj Rewal, Nayyar Ali Dada, Abeer Seikaly and Minnette de Silva, and reflects on the legacy of Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy.

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How much is substance, and how much is paid or hype?

This is an announcement from Qatar Museums, but the exhibition itself has a track record: it was first shown at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale before being expanded for Doha.

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  • Hassan Fathy

    After exploring Qatar Museums Presents 'My Home is Your Home' Exhibition, the architect whose legacy the show reflects on is Hassan Fathy.

    An Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate building technology, reviving adobe and traditional mud construction instead of Western designs and materials. He received the Aga Khan Chairman's Award for Architecture in 1980.

    Wikipedia · Swim · 30 min

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