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Heatherwick Studio reveals plans for its first Saudi project
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled proposals for its first project in Saudi Arabia: the conversion of an old water desalination plant into a museum and arts centre
NEOM
News stories and features on the NEOM development in Saudi Arabia, including The Line
Adjaye Associates’ interfaith centre Abu Dhabi: full set of photos and drawings
Adjaye Associates has completed an interfaith centre on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, featuring a mosque, a church and a synagogue
Exclusive: Atkins adds giant cube-shaped tower to its Saudi portfolio
The AJ can reveal that Atkins is behind plans for 400m-tall cube-shaped skyscraper in Saudi Arabia and that it will help deliver NEOM’s massive desert linear city The Line
Saudi debts cast doubt on group’s solvency, says Pascall+Watson owner
Pascall+Watson’s owner, Roots Group UK, has said it faces possible insolvency unless it is paid some of the £204 million it is owed by a Saudi construction company
Foster + Partners to design six-runway ‘aerotropolis’ in Saudi Arabia
Foster + Partners is designing a six-runway, 57km2 mega-airport to serve the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh
RMJM’s 35-storey Dubai apartment block badly damaged by fire
A 35-storey residential tower designed by RMJM close to the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai has been left badly damaged after its façade caught fire
Jumeirah Bay accessible home, Dubai
A student ideas competition – featuring a €20,000 prize fund – is being held for a new accessible seaside home in Jumeirah Bay near Dubai in the United Arab Emirates [Deadline: 22 June 2022]
UK Pavilion by Es Devlin opens at delayed Expo 2020 Dubai
A 20m-high CLT structure, the first UK pavilion for a World Expo to be designed by a woman, finally opens today (1 October) at Expo 2020 in Dubai
Najd Plateau accommodation, Saudi Arabia
An open international ideas contest – featuring a €15,000 prize fund – is being held for a ‘luxury oasis’ within Saudi Arabia’s Najd Plateau [Deadline: 10 November 2021]
UAE National Pavilion, Venice
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) National Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale has launched an open call for its 2023 curator [Deadline: 31 October 2021]