Aidah is a provocative representation of a process, a diagrammatic illustration of a portion of Middle Eastern history translated into architectural forms. Most of all, Aidah is a dream, a suggestion, an immaterial city that aims to investigate what makes a city a city.

Designed by Boano Prišmontas + Ricardas Blazukas

Entrance waterfront of Dubai Design District (d3)

Aidah is a provocative representation of a process, a diagrammatic illustration of a portion of Middle Eastern history translated into architectural forms. Most of all, Aidah is a dream, a suggestion, an immaterial city that aims to investigate what makes a city a city.

The project pays homages to Italo Calvino’s “Invisible cities” imagining an additional chapter to the famous book. This time, the emperor narrates a story of Dubai to Marco Polo. Aidah means “ones who return”. In a symbolic way, we want to highlight how the future of Dubai and the whole region cannot rely on temporary conditions.

Presented by Boano Prišmontas + Ricardas Blazukas

Boano Prišmontas is a young London-based architectural firm, founded by Tomaso Boano and Jonas Prišmontas in 2014. The studio focuses on small scale and self-built architecture that are both inspiring and functional. Their approach is investigative and challenges the way we live and the way we create.

Ricardas Blazukas is an independent artist and a practicing architect who was born and raised in post-soviet Lithuania, educated in the UK and currently residing in Kuwait. Ricardas is a published artist amongst international and local design magazines, whose eclectic work portfolio ranges from large scale murals & abstract paintings to sculpture and design installations. Geometry and colour at the key elements that define Ricardas’ creative work.