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King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center: Exterior
1/5 · ExteriorPhoto: Meshari Alawfi · CC BY 4.0 · source
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center: Exterior
2/5 · ExteriorPhoto: Fahad Abdualhameid · CC0 · source
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center: Exterior · KAPSARC mosrue
3/5 · Exterior · KAPSARC mosruePhoto: Ranosh karawi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center: Context · Aerial view of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh, 2024
4/5 · Context · Aerial view of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh, 2024Photo: Hamza A. Durrani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center: Context · KAPSARC plaza photo
5/5 · Context · KAPSARC plaza photoPhoto: Ranosh karawi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: ExteriorPhoto 2: ExteriorPhoto 3: Exterior · KAPSARC mosruePhoto 4: Context · Aerial view of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh, 2024Photo 5: Context · KAPSARC plaza photo

Workplace · Parametric

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

Zaha Hadid Architects · Riyadh, SA · 2017

Key featuresHexagonal cells grow from a honeycomb grid, with shaded facades and courtyards against the desert sun.

Architect
Zaha Hadid Architects
Place
Riyadh, SA
Year
2017
Typology
Workplace
Movement
Parametric
Region
Middle East
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