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The Inaugural RIBA Middle East Awards has recognized nine winning projects across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, celebrating the region’s best new architecture. Jumana Abdel-Razzaq reports on the winners from Dubai.
As the Gulf region experiences unprecedented growth—more than a trillion US dollars’ worth of projects are in the pipeline—Arabian-Architects.com is set to become a dedicated online platform for the region’s architects, designers, and related professionals. The new regional platform will be...
Contributing writer Jumana Abdel-Razzaq visits the campus of the American University in Dubai to explore the work of Dr. Georges Kachaamy, a celebrated architect and academic who is redefining the boundaries of architecture, and how his research in emerging technologies and artificial...
Dubai-based journalist Jumana Abdel-Razzaq recently visited the studio of Dabbagh Architects, one of the Middle East’s most celebrated architecture offices working within the region’s cultural space today, learning about architect Sumaya Dabbagh’s background, the firm’s philosophy, and some of...
Dubai-based journalist Jumana Abdel-Razzaq dropped by the minimalist studio of T.ZED Architects in Dubai for a tour with founder Tarik Zaharna, getting a closer look at the practice ahead of what’s shaping up to be a busy few years.
Following the success of the much-publicized inaugural 2023 Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, its second edition, which commenced on January 25, continues to serve as an impressive visionary platform showcasing artistic traditions from antiquity to the present day. Titled And...
The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale opened to the public on January 25 at the Western Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, where it will be on display until May. New for this edition is the AlMusalla Prize, an international competition for a small prayer...
One day after NEOM announced the design team that will be realizing the first phase of The Line, the anchor project for the larger $500 billion megaproject underway in Saudi Arabia, Nadhmi Al-Nasr stepped down as CEO of NEOM.
Number of years the construction of Saudi Arabia’s kilometer-high Jeddah Tower, which will become the world’s tallest skyscraper upon completion, was stalled
The ten “regions” of NEOM, the new urban plan in northwestern Saudi Arabia, were unveiled over the course of the last three years, from The Line in January 2021 until Aquellum just this month. Ten short films reveal the preliminary imagery and themes for each region.
Cost of the world’s most expensive building — Islam's most sacred site and the largest mosque in the world,...
Construction of Kingdom Tower, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is set to resume, as reports indicate contractors have been invited to bid for completing the 1,000-meter-tall tower.
Designs by Morphosis and other big-name architects for The Line, the flagship project of NEOM in Saudi Arabia, are on display in Venice as part of Zero Gravity Urbanism—Principles for a New Livability.
Size of The Mukaab, a megaproject proposed for the Saudi capital of Riyadh that is big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings and due to be completed in 2030: 400m x 400m x 400m
Satellite imagery, an exhibition, and a promotional video illustrate that progress is being made on The Line, the flagship city for NEOM, the $500 billion megaproject in Saudi Arabia.
Announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in early 2021 as a "170-kilometer revolution in urban living," some details of The Line have been unveiled.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unveiled THE LINE, a "170-kilometer revolution in urban living" that would house one million residents in a string of communities "with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions."
Number of villas the Saudi Arabian government will build for $633 million (€572 million) on a 2.4-square-mile (6.3 km2) area in the Taif region east of Mecca in the south of...
New drone, Steadicam, and time-lapse footage by photographer HG Esch takes us over, around, and beneath the parametric roof of Zaha Hadid Architects' impressive King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (