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‘There’s a poetry to her work’: why Lina Ghotmeh is the right person to remake one-third of the British Museum

The Beirut-born, Paris-based architect has beaten a list of top candidates to redesign the museum’s Western Range. It will be the latest in a series of compelling creations which ‘get all the senses engaged’

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Lebanese architect selected for British Museum gallery design project

The galleries house ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian and Middle Eastern objects along with the disputed Elgin Marbles.

Evening Standard

Serpentine Summer Party 2023 is a gastronomic spectacular

The Serpentine Summer Party 2023 is the cultural celebration of the season, and this year featured a range of gastronomic, as well as artistic, displays curated by architect Lina Ghotmeh

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OPINION - Treasured spaces: why London needs pavilions

A new pavilion at the Serpentine Galleries in Hyde Park is now firmly established as a regular moment in London’s annual calendar. Provocative, thoughtful or both, the prestigious architectural commission has seen work by Zaha Hadid, Oscar Niemeyer, Frank Gehry, Ai Weiwei and Sumayya Vally. Now the Lebanese/French architect Lina…

Evening Standard

Serpentine Pavilion 2023 review – Lina Ghotmeh’s convivial canopy

The celebrated Beirut-born architect Lina Ghotmeh designed her pleated timber pavilion to bring people together in nature. It’s a nice idea, though the details let it down – and the Serpentine’s formula needs a rethink

The Guardian - UK

Snubbed! Royal Academy leaves top curator off guestlist after 30 years ‘running the place’

Sir Norman says ‘they would rather forget about me’

Evening Standard

Serpentine Pavilion 2023 review – giant cocktail umbrella gives the park a party vibe

French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has unveiled her festive big top. And this symphony of timber is a lovely place to eat and think about food – if you can overlook the clumsy flat-pack feel

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Serpentine Pavilion 2023 invites everyone to the table

The Serpentine Pavilion 2023 launches to a design by Lina Ghotmeh, whose installation 'À table,' is an invitation to togetherness

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The Serpentine Pavilion 2023 review: Lina Ghotmeh’s invitation to dine is a bland dish

Wasn’t the idea of the pavilion to celebrate and encourage innovation and experimentation?

Evening Standard

Two new AlUla museums to be designed by Lina Ghotmeh and Asif Khan in Saudi Arabia

Architects Lina Ghotmeh and Asif Khan are to design two AlUla museums in Saudi Arabia, as announced during the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

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French-Lebanese Architect Seeks Pro-climate Construction Transformation

The French-Lebanese architect wants to see her industry transformed by drastically reducing the use of concrete -- a major CO2 contributor -- using more local materials and reusing existing buildings and materials. "We need to change our value system," the 42-year-old told AFP last month. The aim is to reduce…

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‘It’s a bit Mary Poppins’: Lina Ghotmeh to design 2023’s Serpentine pavilion

The Beirut-born architect is aiming for the smallest possible carbon footprint with an African-inspired ‘great shelter’ for meeting in Kensington Gardens

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