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King Fahad National Library in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Gerber Architekten

Friday, February 14th, 2014

Article source: Gerber Architekten

The King Fahad National Library, one of the most important cultural buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was completed and went into use for its intended purpose in November 2013. This project sees Professor Eckhard Gerber and his Gerber Architekten team accomplishing one of the most important urban development and cultural projects in the capital, Riyadh. The design functions as the central driving force behind a piece of urban development and rearrangement, and combines the challenge of designing within the existing building stock with respect for Arabian culture.

Image Courtesy © Christian Richters

Architects: Gerber Architekten
Project: King Fahad National Library
Location: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Photography: Gerber Architekten, Christian Richters
Software used:Archicad and Graphisoft.
Client: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Interior Designer: Gerber Architekten
Landscape Architecture: Gerber Architekten in Cooperation with Kienle Planungsgesellschaft.
Lightning Design: Gerber Architekten
HVACR: DS – Plan (Drees & Sommer Group)
Structural Framework: Bollinger & Grohmann Ingenieure
In cooperation with: Saudi Consulting Services
Main contractor: Saudi Bin Laden Group
Competition: 1999 – 2002
Design: 2004 – 2006
Construction: 2008 – 2013
Completion: November 2013

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Al Haramain High-speed Rail Stations in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Foster + Partners

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Article source: Foster + Partners

The Haramain High-speed Railway is a major infrastructure project for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, connecting the cities of Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah and the developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The stations are conceived as gateways to each city, filled with places to meet, shop, eat and shelter from the sun. Altogether, the large, flexible stations will cover an area more than 30 times the size of London’s Trafalgar Square and will initially accommodate an anticipated 60 million passengers – approximately six times the number of passengers that take the Eurostar from St Pancras each year. This is expected to increase to 135 million passengers by 2042.

KAEC Station

Architects: Foster + Partners
Project: Al Haramain High-speed Rail Stations
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Client: Saudi Railways Organisation
Collaborating Architect: Dar Al Riyadh
Cost Consultant: Davis Langdon
Structural Engineers: Buro Happold
Foster + Partners Team: Mouzhan Majidi, Luke Fox, Angus Campbell, Huw Thomas, Alistair Lenczner, Angelika Kovacic, Jurgen Kuppers, Tony Miki, Pearl Tang, Vincent Westbrook, Young Wei-Yang Chiu, Diogo Bleck, Melissa Clinch, Perry Ip, Dirk Jantz, Charbel Tannous