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Muttrah Fish Market – Muscat, Oman

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Fishies  fishies again  Another one
[1,2,3]

Building:  Muttrah Fish Market
Location:  Muscat, Oman
Architect: Snøhetta
Structural and Mechanical Systems Engineer: Burohappold 
Engineering and production assistance: CIG
Owner: Municipality of Muscat, Oman
Completed: 2018

AEInterests:
Aluminum fins play with light and shadow; shapes reflect landscape and Arabic calligraphy [a1]; hot climate [a2]; merges old and new – traditional mashrabiyya [a3]

Articles, Videos:
[a1, a2, a3, v1]

Written by Jordan Stirling

July 23, 2018 at 1:13 pm

Posted in Built

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