Academic
Diriyah Gate Development Authority - Arts District | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Completed with Moriyama Teshima Architects
In joint-venture with CallisonRTKL, Moriyama Teshima Architects was engaged to carry out the schematic design phase for 7 new Academic Institutes within a master planned Arts District in the Middle East. The design of the spaces were to reflect the regional Najdi architectural style.
The academies included:
Poetry Institute - Creative Writing Academy
Theatre Academy
Mud Brick Cinema
Beit Al Ardah
Arab Music Academy (Arab Music School & Ethnomusicology Research)
Academy Of Najdi Architecture And Mud Building (Najdi Academy Of Architecture)
Najdi Culinary Institute (Faseela Culinary Academy)