waiwai is an architectural, landscape, urban, interior and graphic design studio with offices in Dubai and Tokyo. waiwai takes a highly contextual approach to address social, environmental and technological questions through design. waiwai’s research focuses on strategies and materials that can form a new vocabulary for the climate crisis, one that responds to specific cultural contexts and environmental urgency.

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waiwai is an architectural, landscape, urban, interior and graphic design studio with offices in Dubai and Tokyo. Led by Wael Al Awar and Kazuma Yamao, the firm has worked on prominent cultural projects including the Jameel Arts Centre and Hai d3 in Dubai; CICOL and Otaru Harbor Café in Japan; Jeddah’s Hayy Jameel; and Wetland at the National Pavilion of the UAE, which was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2021. (more…)
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