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Dec 2021
21m 48s

E208: Showpiece City. (With Todd Reisz)

OT, Reem, Akkaoui
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Todd Reisz, architect and author of the book Showpiece City chats to Reem and OT about the blueprint of Dubai. Tod expresses his over a decade long journey of researching the history of Dubai, getting to know its complexities and then compiling it into a book.Todd also opens up about his exhibition at Art Jameel with coloured photographs and photo slides that showcase what it would be like to walk in Deira in the 1970's, Old Dubai construction and the city's return to Dubai creek. Architecture is more than the buildings that attract us - it is the thing we live in.  #WeCauseCultureHosted by OT, Reem, and Akkaoui, the Dukkan Show is brought to you by the audiophiles at Dukkan Media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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