Sharjah Architecture Triennial

The inaugural Sharjah Architecture Triennial, the Rights of Future Generations exhibition, launches with a four-day opening programme of screenings, discussions, and performances running Saturday 9 to Tuesday 12 November.

An interdisciplinary conversation that brings together architects, artists, anthropologists, researchers, performers, academics and musicians as well as policy-makers, the edition invites a rethinking of architecture’s role in an age of climate crisis, claiming that intergenerational rights are at the heart of our struggle against climate change and holding architecture accountable for securing the rights of future generations.

Situated on both the Gulf and Indian Ocean coasts, Sharjah is at the centre of millennia of migration and trade. The Triennial embraces the city’s history as a space for cultural exchange, platforming diverse stories and voices from across the Global South as alternatives to prevailing structures of extraction and exploitation. The UAE's leading integrated environmental, recycling & waste management company Bee’ah is the Lead Sponsor of the inaugural edition of Sharjah Architecture Triennial.

Nidhi Mahajan, A Vahan being built in Mandvi, India, 2017. Image credit, Nidhi Mahajan.