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post updated 3 February 2026
Here at e-architect we choose the key examples of Saudi Arabian Architecture. Our website tries to include the best quality KSA buildings.
Architecture in Saudi Arabia
We cover completed buildings, new KSA building designs, architectural exhibitions and competitions across Saudi Arabia. The focus is on contemporary buildings but information on traditional Saudi Arabian buildings is also welcome.
KSA Architecture News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:
Saudi Arabia Architecture News
New KSA Buildings Designs
11 November 2025
AMAALA Triple Bay Red Sea resort, western Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global announces the opening of AMAALA. With spectacular resorts, an exclusive yacht club, and world-leading marine life institute, RSG’s latest destination sets new global standards for holistic wellness and environmental stewardship.
21 May 2025
Asaan, the Misk Heritage Museum in Diriyah, Riyadh
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
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9 May 2021
S Squares Dammam City
Design: O Cifra
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17 Feb 2021
Ummahat Al Shayk Island Resort
Design: Kengo Kuma and Associates
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16 Dec 2016
King Fahd International Stadium Building in Riyadh
Design: Schiattarella Associati, Architects
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24 Oct 2016
Urban Heritage Administration Centre in Diriyah
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
render : Methanoia
ZHA awarded first prize in the competition to build the Urban Heritage Administration Centre in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The competition for the 8,780m² head office of the Heritage Museum was initiated in 2015.
18 Oct 2016
Addiriyah Contemporary Art Center KSA
Design: Schiattarella Associati, Architects
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New building design located on the north-western outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh.
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29 Jul 2013
Riyadh Metro, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Design: FCC
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FCC, the infrastructure and environmental services group, has achieved a new milestone in international construction. The company has been awarded one of the contracts to build the Riyadh metro (Saudi Arabia), which has an estimated budget of over 16.3 billion euro, i.e. 2.5 times the cost of the Medina-Mecca railway.
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23 Apr 2012
Crystal Towers Riyadh, The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Riyadh
Henning Larsen Architects
image : Henning Larsen Architects
Within a new financial district in the capital city of Saudi Arabia, the Crystal Towers are located in a unique location between the Financial Plaza – the financial centre of the masterplan – and the Wadi – a verdant pedestrian thoroughfare. The orientation of the two 18 and 26-storey buildings creates a visual and physical link between these elements which feature prime office and retail facilities.
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5 Dec 2011
Saudi Arabian Mixed-Use Development, eastern KSA
Capita Symonds
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Saudi Arabian Development
Plans for a new £20m, 50,000 sqft, mixed-use development on the east coast of Saudi Arabia have been unveiled. Designed by Capita Symonds on behalf of a private client, the development comprises six floors of circa 8,000 sqft open plan office space, retail units on the ground floor, and a new gymnasium and spa facility.
22 Sep 2011
The ARC Office Building, Jeddah
Abiat Architects
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Saudi Arabian Office Building
This Saudi building occupies a prime location site of about 5,250 sqm of area in a newly developed neighborhood of Jeddah. It is an office building composed of a basement, ground, first, and second floor with a total area of 11,000 sqm.
23 Jun 2011
Museum of the Built Environment, Riyadh, central Saudi Arabia
FXFOWLE
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Museum of the Built Environment Saudi Arabia
The architects has six active projects within the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), a new 55 million-square-foot mixed-use urban community located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One of the firm’s projects in the KAFD is the Museum of the Built Environment, a key public building which will explore the important role that social, economical and environmental issues have played in the development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region.
Saudi Arabian Office Buildings
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Saudi Arabian Architecture – Major KSA Building Projects
Modern KSA Buildings / Designs, alphabetical:
Saudi Arabian Tower Building, Riyadh
Perkins+Will
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Al Faisaliah Complex
Foster + Partners
Nigel Young, Foster & Partners
Alrriyadh Ritz Carlton Tower Building
ECHO Architecture
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Arabsat headquarters building
heneghan.peng.architects
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Breakwater Beacon, Thuwal Point, Jeddah
Urban Art Projects
image : UAP
Haramain High-speed Railway Stations
Foster + Partners / Buro Happold
image : Foster & Partners
Jenan City Development, Al Khobar, East Saudi Arabia
NORR
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King Abdulaziz Center, Dhahran
Snøhetta
picture : MIR
King Abdulaziz Library Building
King Abdullah Economic City
SOM Architects
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King Abdullah Economic City
The King Abdullah Financial District – KAFD
FXFOWLE
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King Abdullah Financial District
King Abdullah Financial District Hotel
Goettsch Partners
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King Abdullah Financial District Hotel
King Abdullah International Gardens – KAIG
Barton Willmore
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Saudi Arabian Building, Riyadh
Riyadh Monorail
KEO
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Riyadh Monorail
Sary Residence, Jeddah
Abiat Architects
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Sary Residence
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KSA Architectural Designs – No Images
Al Rajhi Bank Headquarters Building, Riyadh
2007-
Architects: SOM
Conference Centre Building, Riyadh
1973
Trevor Dannatt
Darb al-Khalil district masterplan, Makkah
2007-
Gensler
SAS Radisson Hotel, Riyadh
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Point of Design
Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry, Riyadh
1984
Henning Larsen
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Location: Saudi Arabia (KSA), Middle East, south western Asia
Key building in the Middle East
Kuwait National Assembly – Architectural competition
1982
Architect: Jørn Utzon
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Architecture in Countries adjacent to Saudi Arabia
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