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Mezquita and Hagia Sophia: two sacred symbols and the culture wars that belie their complex history | Kenan Malik

04-03-2023 20:00

World heritage monuments in Córdoba and Istanbul stand at the centre of a reductionist bid to rewrite the pastCórdoba’s mosque-cathedral is one of the most glorious buildings in Europe. I was last there 30 years ago, but the memory is still vividly etched in my mind. I remember walking through the Courtyard of the Orange Trees. Then, almost if they had magically changed form, the rows of orange trees give way to a forest of columns of red-and-white arches that mark the mosque

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‘Like a Meccano set’: how architects are reimagining Brisbane’s homes to survive future flooding

04-03-2023 20:00

From pull-apart kitchens and open stairs to the return of the Queenslander, flood-resilient building doesn’t need to cost moreGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBrisbane architect Paul Worroll has experienced the life cycle of building for floods first-hand.Worroll and his team at Reddog Architects designed NA house in inner city Brisbane 10 years ago after its owners made the decision to stay put and renovate their property after the 2011 floods.Sign

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Treasures from new digs reveal that Pompeii is far from ‘frozen in time’

04-03-2023 18:00

Pliny the Younger said the tale of the city’s disaster would live for ever and a new excavation will reveal more about the Romans who lived – and died – thereThe first sign was smoke rising from the mountain and it was Pliny’s mother who noticed it. They didn’t know which mountain this cloud came from, Pliny the Younger says, but it rose in the air before spreading out like a pine tree. Pliny wrote two letters to his friend, the historian Tacitus. They are quietly d

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On my radar: The Edge’s cultural highlights

04-03-2023 16:00

The U2 guitarist on the scientific theory that connects us all, drawing on walls and the resurgence of Irish folk musicDavid Howell Evans, better known as U2 guitarist The Edge, was born in Barking, east London, in 1961 and grew up in Dublin. Since forming in 1976, U2 have released 14 studio albums including The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby and All That You Can’t Leave Behind. They are one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, and have won 22 Grammy awards and seven Brit awards. Songs of

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Architect Rafael Viñoly, designer of Walkie Talkie building, dies aged 78

04-03-2023 10:23

Uruguayan-born Viñoly’s sometimes controversial work included more than 600 structures around worldRafael Viñoly, the Uruguayan-born and New York-based architect known for designing landmark buildings around the world, has died aged 78.Viñoly’s death on Thursday was announced by his son, Roman, on the website of the family firm, Rafael Viñoly Architects. Continue reading...

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