The National Museum, Saudi Arabia by Moriyama & Teshima

Acclaimed comtemporary architecture for a place of national identity designed by the Canadian architects

Curved west wall recalls the sand dunes of the Saudi desert

All images, plans and information courtesy of Moriyama & Teshima; Photos by Ajon Moriyama

Opened in 1999, only 26 months after first concept sketches were brought to paper The National Museum in Riyadh designed by Moriyama [...]

Arabsat Headquarters, Riyadh by heneghan.peng.architects

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The design of the new headquarters for Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) was the subject of an international competition commissioned by the Arriyadh Development Authority in 2008.
heneghan.peng.architects with Buro Happold engineers won the competition and were subsequently appointed in March 2009.

Riyadh Al Faisaliah II by OMA

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The Riyadh Al Faisaliah II Towers designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).