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On the Scene — Dubai’s Event Calendar Heats Up
Alan George
October 31, 2025
🎙️🎙️ Hello and welcome aFormers 🎙️ 🎙️
Dubai’s design scene is thriving this month! Design Perspective – Dubai Edition may be a new kid on the block, but already had architects talking and networking non-stop. Next up: Downtown Design and Dubai Design Week — think installations, ideas, and innovation.
This month, ideas are flowing, collaborations are forming, and the architectural community is more energized than ever — ready to see new concepts come to life and experience the best of global and regional design talent.
Innovations, ideas, and design buzz — scroll to see what’s making waves this month!
 Celebrating design innovation and enduring impact with Vaishali Deshmukh, whose two-decade journey defines excellence in Dubai’s creative scene. |  Spotlighting creative vision, design leadership, and bold ideas with Ryan Sailsman of SHOA, shaping spaces with purpose and imagination. |
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// Kengo Kuma’s first UAE project curves into Dubai’s skyline with Wedyan.
// MERED x Herzog & de Meuron to elevate Al Reem’s skyline.
// Where art sets sail — Dubai’s new floating museum charts a bold cultural horizon.
// Yellow Lab: turning digital dreams into architectural reality.
// Privacy into poetry - how Jali House filters light and life.
// Building roots: 3D-printed shelters fostering young trees.
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