Swiss architect wins Bab Al Bahrain Competition
Winners have been announced at the Bab Al Bahrain Open Ideas Competition, which invited urban planners, architects, designers, students and creative thinkers to redesign Bab al Bahrain square, one of only a handful of public squares in Bahrain. Swiss Architect Lukas Lehrer took first place for his “Pearl Dive” proposal. The jury—which included Italian Domus magazine editor-in-chief Joseph Grima, Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury, Dutch architect Bjarne Mastenbroek—wrote of the design, “While it completely disregards the conventions on public water accessibility, it offers a convincing urban attractor through a very simple...
Published By: Architect Magazine - Wednesday, 22 February
