Jennifer-Navva Milliken, executive director and chief curator at the museum, commissioned six international women artists from North African and Middle Eastern countries to make works based on ...

Detail of mashrabiya. Maison es Suhaymi. Cairo, Egypt. ... The window screen is often found towards the street to enable discretion and allow cool air to pass through the facade.

The home in 50 objects #19: ‘mashrabiya’ screen (1885-1890) on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. ... Egypt and then north Africa fed a more flagrant sensuality in paintings by Gérôme, ...

A high-tech shading system running up the facade of the Al Bahar Towers in Abu Dhabi was inspired by “mashrabiya,” latticed screens commonly seen in Islamic architecture that diffuse sunlight ...

Axia Design Associates decorates Diwan pavilion with mashrabiya-inspired screens By Trevor Schillaci • March 29, 2024 • Facades+ , International Axia Design Associates symmetrically aligned ...

Mashrabiya as a form of architecture can be traced back to the Coptic churches of Egypt. Initially made with wood, people of ancient Egypt often used this style for their doors and roofs.

White mashrabiya-style screens cover these apartments in Mombasa, Kenya, which Nairobi-based Urko Sanchez Architects designed to provide residents with privacy but also views out to sea. Tudor ...