The Um Slaim School: An Architecture of Connection
National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia: 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Text by Beatrice Leanza, Ahmad Makia.
Interventions from contemporary Saudi Arabian firms Syn Architects and the Um Slaim Collective reflect on the histories and typologies of urban development in Riyadh
Contributing to a localized spatial discourse on Saudi Arabia and the broader region, this exhibition catalog for the country's national pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale forms part of a propositional pedagogy for contemporary urbanism in Riyadh, using the work of the local practice Syn Architects.
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The Um Slaim School: An Architecture of Connection National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia: 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Published by Mousse Publishing. Text by Beatrice Leanza, Ahmad Makia.
Interventions from contemporary Saudi Arabian firms Syn Architects and the Um Slaim Collective reflect on the histories and typologies of urban development in Riyadh
Contributing to a localized spatial discourse on Saudi Arabia and the broader region, this exhibition catalog for the country's national pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale forms part of a propositional pedagogy for contemporary urbanism in Riyadh, using the work of the local practice Syn Architects.
