A stylized illustration of a low desert museum with five abstract steel towers inspired by falcon wings.

مُتْحَفُ زَايِدٍ الْوَطَنِيُّ يَصِلُ إِلَى قَائِمَةٍ عَالَمِيَّةٍ لِلْعِمَارَةِ

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أَعْلَنَ مُتْحَفُ زَايِدٍ الْوَطَنِيُّ، فِي السَّادِسِ عَشَرَ مِنْ يُولْيُوَ ٢٠٢٦، أَنَّهُ وَصَلَ إِلَى الْقَائِمَةِ الْقَصِيرَةِ لِجَوَائِزِ مِهْرَجَانِ الْعِمَارَةِ الْعَالَمِيِّ لِعَامِ ٢٠٢٦. وَيَقَعُ الْمُتْحَفُ فِي جَزِيرَةِ السَّعْدِيَّاتِ بِدَوْلَةِ الْإِمَارَاتِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ. وَهُوَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ مَشْرُوعًا فِي فِئَةِ الْمَبَانِي الثَّقَافِيَّةِ الْمُكْتَمِلَةِ.

اِفْتَتَحَ الْمُتْحَفُ أَبْوَابَهُ فِي دِيسَمْبَرَ ٢٠٢٥، وَيَعْرِضُ تَارِيخَ دَوْلَةِ الْإِمَارَاتِ وَثَقَافَتَهَا. صَمَّمَهُ مَكْتَبُ فُوسْتَرْ وَشُرَكَائِهِ، وَجَاءَ شَكْلُهُ مِنْ فِكْرَةِ الصَّيْدِ بِالصُّقُورِ. وَلِلْمَبْنَى خَمْسَةُ أَبْرَاجٍ فَوْلَاذِيَّةٍ تَسْحَبُ الْهَوَاءَ السَّاخِنَ إِلَى أَعْلَى، فَتُسَاعِدُ عَلَى التَّهْوِيَةِ الطَّبِيعِيَّةِ. كَمَا تُدْخِلُ الْأَسْطُحُ الزُّجَاجِيَّةُ ضَوْءَ النَّهَارِ إِلَى الْقَاعَاتِ. سَيُقَامُ الْمِهْرَجَانُ مِنْ ١٨ إِلَى ٢٠ نُوفَمْبَرَ ٢٠٢٦ فِي فُورْتْ لُودَرْدَيْلَ بِوِلَايَةِ فْلُورِيدَا، وَسَتُعْلَنُ النَّتَائِجُ هُنَاكَ.

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Zayed National Museum Reaches a Global Architecture Shortlist

On July 16, 2026, Zayed National Museum announced that it had reached the shortlist for the 2026 World Architecture Festival Awards. The museum is located on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates. It is one of nineteen projects in the Completed Buildings: Culture category.

The museum opened its doors in December 2025 and presents the history and culture of the United Arab Emirates. It was designed by Foster + Partners, and its form was inspired by falconry. The building has five steel towers that draw hot air upward, supporting natural ventilation. Glass surfaces also bring daylight into the galleries. The festival will take place from November 18 to 20, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the results will be announced.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
مُتْحَفٌ noun museum
قَائِمَةٌ noun list
مَشْرُوعٌ noun project
الْعِمَارَةُ noun architecture
ثَقَافَةٌ noun culture
صَقْرٌ noun falcon
بُرْجٌ noun tower
تَهْوِيَةٌ noun ventilation

Sources

  1. Zayed National Museum: Zayed National Museum Shortlisted for World Architecture Festival 2026 in Global Competition
  2. World Architecture Festival: World Architecture Festival 2026 Awards
  3. ArchDaily: World Architecture Festival Reveals the 2026 Shortlist

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