Led by Honorary Prof Sumayya Vally @time 100 Next List honouree @wef YGL @biennale_sa ‘23 @la_Biennale ‘23 @DhakaArtSummit '23 @serpentineuk Pavilion ‘21
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UPDATE: Ibraaz is now a *finalist* in @ArchDaily's Building of the Year!
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Incredibly pleased to see our project, Ibraaz, shortlisted as a finalist in the Cultural Architecture category in the @ArchDaily Building of the Year awards!
Go cast your vote: archdaily.com/1038674/introd…
Incredibly pleased to see our project, Ibraaz, shortlisted as a finalist in the Cultural Architecture category in the @ArchDaily Building of the Year awards!
Go cast your vote: archdaily.com/1038674/introd…
“I want to shape futures that are as plural and complex as the worlds we’ve come from,” Sumayya Vally
Thank you to Vogue Arabia & Aisha Zaman for featuring Sumayya Vally alongside these phenomenal Arab women exhibiting at Venice Biennale.
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From Belgium to Benin, these standout designs are poised to shape design discourse and public life around the world. It is an honour to have our Asiat-Darse Bridge listed among these significant works and practices.
See the full list: azuremagazine.com/article/15…
"It is my hope that in times of increased polarization, architects will rise to the challenge of producing works that are rooted in a spirit of togetherness..." Sumayya Vally
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So pleased to see our Asiat-Darse bridge featured on @ArchDaily's list of most anticipated projects for 2025!
See the other incredible works: archdaily.com/1024597/the-25…
In partnership with to.org we are pleased to share the concept for the development of a new community, recreational, spiritual, and wellness facility in the Kakuma refugee settlement in Kenya, designed by Sumayya Vally.
More here: counterspace-studio.com/proj…
In this interview, Sumayya Vally engages in a discussion with @ArchDaily 's Editor in Chief, Christele Harrouk, about the theme of the Obel Award, "Architecture WITH."
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Sumayya Vally is honoured to be recognised on homeground, by the SA House and Garden team, who awarded Counterspace 'Architect of the Year' in a ceremony held in Cape Town last night.
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Fab premiere yesterday @V_and_A where we @WorldMonuments teamed up with @mmcasrilanka, Sumayya Vally of @_counterspace & Chris Turner for ‘is this an architectural documentary’ a gorgeous film by Irushi Tennekoon, Sumedha Kelegama & Sumudu Athukorala looking at Minnette De Silva
In an interview with the New York Times Style Magazine, Hermès women’s wear artistic director Nadège Vanhée cited Sumayya Vally's Asiat-Darse bridge as one of her inspirations.
Read the piece: nytimes.com/2024/08/07/t-mag…
We look forward to Sumayya Vally participating in Sydney Design Week 2024.
She will in be conversation with poet and co-founder of Bankstown Poetry Slam, Sara Mansour, on how places can be designed to bring communities together.
Details here: powerhouse.com.au/program/pl…
In addition, Vally will join food creative Karima Hazim for a very special Sunday breakfast featuring traditional Lebanese recipes that celebrate family, food and culture in an event titled 'Recipes as Archives'.
Details: powerhouse.com.au/program/re…
Sumayya Vally in conversation with curator Natasha Ginwala, on ancestral memory, the desegregation of knowledge systems, and then some.
Listen to the Architecture of Planetary Well-Being podcast:
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Sumayya Vally and Suzanne Lacy’s design response for a new national memorial site after 22 July in Oslo, Norway.
Read more and watch the concept presentation here: koro.no/ti-skisseforslag-til…
Sumayya Vally with some of her most prized possessions in her London home, shot by Anna Stokland for issue 59 of @10magazine_
Read the story: 10magazine.com/inside-ten-su…
WATCH: Sumayya Vally shot by Stella Scott for @NOWNESS. An invitation to Dream.
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"There is an infinite number of untold stories and undreamt worlds waiting to happen from your unique voice and your unique perspective." ✨
- Sumayya Vally for @MadameArchitect
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Counterspace principal Sumayya Vally is honoured to be recognized alongside these incredible women in @dezeen’s list of 50 most powerful women in architecture & design, in commemoration of #InternationalWomensDay. Thanks to the team for this honour!
dezeen.com/2024/03/08/intern…
