Copyright © 1976-2015 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved CLIEN T Arriyadh Development Authority ARCHI T EC T Atelier Frei Otto/Omrania Associates PROJECT VALUE £22.5 million DUR AT I O N 1981-1985 SERVICES PROVIDED BY BUROHAPPOLD Building services / MEP engineering, project management, quantity surveying, site infrastructure, structural engineering Tuwaiq Palace is located on a plateau on the northwest side of Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter, where it enjoys an impressive view over the city and out to the Wadi-Hanifa beyond. It was originally designed as a diplomatic club, but is now used by the Saudi Government as a hospitality centre that introduces Saudi cultural life to the international community. Completed and opened in late 1985, the architectural concept comp

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