The masterplan drawn up by Populous for Riyadh has been unveiled. It includes King Salman Stadium, which, seating 92,000, will be among the world’s largest sports arenas. Programmed for completion late in 2029, it will be the primary headquarters of
Norman Foster’s firm has been announced the winner of the competition to design the King Salman International Airport in the Saudi Arabian capital. It is expected to be one of the biggest airports in the world, covering an area of approximately 57 sq
The artist Edoardo Tresoldi (Cambiago, 1987) is the founder and creative director of Studio Studio Studio, a new interdisciplinary lab that seeks to create cultural hybdrids. The recently dedicated installation called Gharfa is part of Diriyah Oasis,
KAPSARC (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre) recently opened in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. A work of the British firm Zaha Hadid Architects, the research institution rises in the desert landscape with a modular structure of
For solar protection, a light skin of Teflon clads the glazed facade, producing beautiful light effects captured with precision by the camera of Christian Richters.
The Qasr Al Hokm Downtown Metro Station, at the heart of Riyadh, is designed as an urban plaza with a large curved stainless steel canopy with a dual function: channeling daylight into the subway station and visually connecting – thanks to the polish
The Saudi Arabian government has announced plans to build Mukaab, a cube 400 meters tall, around which the 19-square-kilometer urban development New Murabba will rise, northwest of downtown Riyadh. Containing a spiral tower within it, the building w
A work of the British architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) has opened its doors in Riyadh. It rises in the desert landscape of the Saudi Arabian capital as a modular structure for
