# Architecture in the Middle East

> Collaborative Architecture across the GCC and North Africa, from its Riyadh studio: Dubai, Bahrain and Doha, and proposals for the UAE and Bahrain pavilions at Venice 2027.

From its studio in Riyadh and its headquarters in Mumbai, Collaborative Architecture works across the Gulf and North Africa. In Dubai, The Souk won the installation program of Dubai Design Week 2019, the studio designed a competition proposal for the Iconic Mosque for Emaar, and the Bearys Wafira residences and experience center are under way. In Bahrain the studio designed The Iconic Gateway for Diyar Al Muharraq, and in Doha, Spicy Route, a hospitality project. For the 2027 Venice Biennale it proposed The Measured City for the National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates and 1 × 1 for Bahrain. The studio takes on commissions in all six GCC states, Egypt and Morocco.

## Projects

- [The Iconic Gateway](https://collaborativearchitecture.com/work/iconic-gateway/): Muharraq, Bahrain, 2023, Infrastructure
- [Iconic Mosque](https://collaborativearchitecture.com/work/iconic-mosque/): Dubai, UAE, 2018, Religious
- [The Souk](https://collaborativearchitecture.com/work/the-souk/): Dubai, UAE, 2019, Pavilion
- [Bearys Wafira](https://collaborativearchitecture.com/work/bearys-wafira/): Dubai, UAE, Due 2029, Residential
- Bearys Wafira Experience Center: Dubai, UAE, Under construction, Experience center
- [The Measured City](https://collaborativearchitecture.com/work/the-measured-city/): Venice, Italy, 2026, Exhibition, Research
- Spicy Route: Doha, Qatar, 2016, Hospitality
- [Material Cartographies](https://collaborativearchitecture.com/work/material-cartographies/): Venice, Italy, 2026, Exhibition, Research

## Where we work in the Middle East

### GCC states

- United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
- Saudi Arabia: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, AlUla, NEOM
- Qatar: Doha, Lusail
- Bahrain: Manama, Muharraq
- Kuwait: Kuwait City
- Oman: Muscat

### North Africa

- Egypt: Cairo, New Administrative Capital, Alexandria
- Morocco: Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakesh

Page: https://collaborativearchitecture.com/work/in/middle-east/