https://alriyadhdaily.com/article/74d53eb6057244e1b3582aa68c4d1cca
Media Source: Riyadh Daily (Saudi Arabia)
Date: 19 April 2024
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has announced the participating teams and the jury for the Al-Musalla Prize, an international architecture competition held in Saudi Arabia. The Musalla, a prayer space, will be constructed at the site of the Islamic Arts Biennale. The teams shortlisted for
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has announced the participating teams and the jury for the Al-Musalla Prize, an international architecture competition held in Saudi Arabia. The Musalla, a prayer space, will be constructed at the site of the Islamic Arts Biennale. The teams shortlisted for the 2025 Al-Musalla Prize include AAU Anastas from Palestine, Sahel AlHiyari from Jordan, EAST Architecture Studio from Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, Dabbagh Architects from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and Asif Khan from the United Kingdom. The winning team will welcome visitors to the second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale, hosted for four months at Jeddah’s Western Hajj Terminal. This terminal was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Inc. (SOM), who won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1981. The Biennale draws inspiration from the historical, cultural, and architectural significance of the Western Hajj Terminal.