Sharjah Architecture Triennial flips the script with community-driven approach

DUBAI: The Sharjah Architecture Triennial returns to the art-and-culture-driven emirate from Nov. 14, 2026, to April 14 next year with a packed, diverse and refreshingly eastwards-looking agenda.

Curated by anthropologist-curator Vyjayanthi Rao, with Associate Curator Tau Tavengwa, the third edition brings together 35 participants whose practices span architecture, anthropology, urbanism, art, design, education and community initiatives.

Rao, who is also a visiting professor at the Yale School of Architecture, is an anthropologist, writer and curator who focuses on displacement, memory and heritage — all themes that are represented on the busy SAT03 calendar.

While the tail end of the year is known for its art and design events worldwide, SAT03 is quietly carving out a space for itself with its community-driven take.