In 1977, the Saudi Government, decided to transfer the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all foreign diplomatic representations from Jeddah to Riyadh. A new diplomatic quarter has been built as an extension of the Riyadh urban area. This self-contained district covers a 700ha ground surface and is designed to accommodate as many as 120 foreign […]
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Image 5 of 36 from gallery of HIKMA - A Religious and Secular Complex / atelier masōmī + studio chahar. Photograph by James Wang
Image 5 of 41 from gallery of Ngói Space / H&P Architects. Photograph by Le Minh Hoang
Rijal Alma village. The whole village has been turned into a tourist attraction. Most of the people have left the old houses, mud or stones ones, mainly because they had an easier access to water in this area. The village of Rijal Almaa is located in the Tihama part of the Aseer (or Asir) Province. It is 45km west of the tourist city of Abha. The village is only 500 m from the main road that connects the city of Mahayel Aseer and Darb Bani Shubah. It is located near other tourist sights in Abha. It was the capital of the principality of Hala during the reign of Mossa al Kenani in 732 H. 50,000 tourists a year visit this locality. The village is famous for the Assouda Tourist Cable Car that descends from the heights of Assouda Mountains to an area near the village. High stone buildings that often reach 7 storeys characterize the architectural legacy of the area. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Image 2 of 29 from gallery of Abijo Mosque / Patrickwaheed Design Consultancy. Photograph by Mujib Ojeifo
Image 2 of 22 from gallery of Pajol Sports Centre / Brisac Gonzalez. Courtesy of Brisac Gonzalez
Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has coated the walls of a vaulted chamber-music and events space in lumpy coral-pink, grey and green plasterwork
What Design Secrets Did Ted'A Arquitectes Use to Create Can Guillem i na Cati - The Ultimate Dream Home?
The store is a reimagined transformation of an existing location.
Completed in 2010 in Toro, Spain. Images by Héctor Fernández Santos-Díez . The building comes out as a result of the proposal submitted to a public competition called in 2004 by the City of Toro. This building tries to...
You’re going to want to recreate all these looks
Image 2 of 56 from gallery of Es Pou House in Formentera / Marià Castelló. Photograph by Marià Castelló
The figure of the industrial hall, the long and aerial morphology of which explains its rational and intense use, is intimately linked with the Île...
Image 5 of 46 from gallery of The Most Inspiring Architecture Photographs of 2019. Photograph by Dan Glasser
Image 4 of 32 from gallery of Multifunctional swimming pool complex De Geusselt / Slangen+Koenis Architects. Photograph by Marcel van der Burg
House in Ontinyent is a modern minimalist design by Spanish architect Borja García, located in Calle Músico Vert, Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain.
Rijal Alma village. The whole village has been turned into a tourist attraction. Most of the people have left the old houses, mud or stones ones, mainly because they had an easier access to water in this area. The village of Rijal Almaa is located in the Tihama part of the Aseer (or Asir) Province. It is 45km west of the tourist city of Abha. The village is only 500 m from the main road that connects the city of Mahayel Aseer and Darb Bani Shubah. It is located near other tourist sights in Abha. It was the capital of the principality of Hala during the reign of Mossa al Kenani in 732 H. 50,000 tourists a year visit this locality. The village is famous for the Assouda Tourist Cable Car that descends from the heights of Assouda Mountains to an area near the village. High stone buildings that often reach 7 storeys characterize the architectural legacy of the area. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Residences, houses
wall; non-rectified; living room; matte; terracotta; Patricia Urquiola
