ETYMOLOGY
MABNAI
/mab-nai/
adjective
1.Derived from Gulf Arabic; roughly translates to describe a structure or place that is BUILT
Direction
MABNAI aims to educate the public on positive practices of the built environment (e.g., architecture, urban planning/design, archival history) via public engagement projects (e.g., exhibitions, research initiatives, symposiums)
1.COMMUNAL - to engage the wider community in projects
2.CONTEXTUAL - to connect efforts to the local context of the Gulf
3.COLLABORATIVE - to work with other cultural entities
Principles
MABNAI is a Dubai-based non-governmental entity that was established to document, analyze, engage, and discuss that fast growth of BUILT cities in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region
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