In 1975, 26-year-old Indian architect Ashok Mody touched down in the UAE for the very first time. Tasked with designing just one building in Sharjah, his work quickly impressed. So much so he went on to build some of the city’s most iconic buildings that still stand today. Now in his 70s, Ashok Mody sits with Sultan Souud Al Qassemi to discuss his architectural legacy in Sharjah, in one of the very buildings he helped design and build. Read more »
Architect reconstructs his days in 70s Sharjah
Indian architect Ashok Mody sits with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi to discuss his work on his return to Sharjah after 40 years. Read more »
Understanding Arab Art: A Collector’s Perspective
Watch this short documentary film that explores Arab art, featuring an interview with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, a prominent art collector based in Sharjah, UAE. Read more »
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi’s mission to celebrate Sharjah’s unsung architecture
‘I want to show people that there was a history between the arish houses and the glass towers,’ Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi says of his new architecture history project called Building Sharjah, in this press article about his work. Read more »
Barjeel wing opening at Sharjah Art Museum
In this news report published on Sharjah Television, viewers get an inside look at Barjeel’s marquee exhibition, A Century in Flux. Read more »
Sharjah Art Museum: new exhibition sheds light on Arab Modernism
At last, the public has a chance to see – and revisit – key moments in Arab Modernism, in a five-year exhibition of the works of the Barjeel Art Foundation at Sharjah Art Museum, The National reports. Read more »