Design Doha Biennial 2026 opens in Doha, Qatar, today, bringing together more than 19 exhibitions, five installations and over 80 designers, featuring projects that use traditional water systems and building techniques to tackle urban heat. Following a postponement earlier this year due to war in the Gulf, the event will now run from today until 31 January 2027, with its opening programme taking place from 5 to 7 November.

A traditional courtyard surrounded by white rendered buildings with pointed arch doorways, wooden doors and windows and decorative latticework
The Sower exhibition by Fernando Laposse features a living seed bank developed in Qatar
The Muqarnas of Sadu by Ghadeer Mohammed reinterprets traditional Bedouin weaving patterns
Shoreline by Platau reinterprets Qatar’s maritime heritage through a timber pavilion
Design Doha Biennial 2026 takes place in Doha’s Fereej Al Asmakh neighbourhood
Arab Design Now was curated by Palestinian architect Noura Al Sayeh
Salsabil by Meriem Chabani uses ceramic spheres and misting technology to create cooler public spaces
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Fernando Laposse's Sisal Pup bench and Loofah Divider in the Design You Can Feel exhibition