This Masterplan will guide the reinvigoration of AlUla establishingĪ new cultural legacy including the implementation of a circular economy expected to create 38,000 new jobs.ĭr Khaled Azzam – Architect, Journey Through Time Masterplan, Royal Commission for AlUla We are excited to announce the appointed architects to these two significant museums – the first of 15 cultural assets being developed as part of AlUla’s Journey Through Time Masterplan.ĪlUla is a spectacular landscape of discovery, where heritage, works of nature and humankind combine to reveal a long and intimate relationship between people and their environment. The jury comprised of key stakeholders and specialists in architecture, landscape and museology, supported by a technical panel, and was chaired by Dr Khaled Azzam, the architect of AlUla’s Journey Through Time Masterplan. The architects were chosen through an international competition.

Her practice is developed through a process of thorough historical research, emerging in complete symbiosis with nature as exquisite interventions that enliven memories and the senses.

Khan, who was awarded a MBE for his services to architecture and is currently working on the renewal of the Barbican Centre and the new London Museum, is known for his radical approach to architecture, which merges history with the future, grounding projects in material experimentation and social context.Īward winning Ghotmeh, who is designing the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion, creates work that sits at the intersection of art, architecture and design. Both museums are situated in AlUla, a destination in northwest Arabia with 7,000 years of continuous human history. Will design the museum of the Incense Road. Will design the contemporary art museum and ALULA, Saudi Arabia, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) announcesĪs architects for two upcoming museums in its constellation of cultural assets.

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