Institute of Cultural Heritage Part 1 Project 2016 Mohammad Abualhuda American University of Sharjah | UAE The Urban Mashrabiyya and the rural tent had been always an icon of traditional architecture of United Arab Emirates. Due to the rapid development of the country, many of these architectural icons started to fade into a picture that lacked any local identity . The project hybridizes these vernacular architectural elements and re-introduces them to a globalized community. Tutor(s)