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RIMAR Real Estate has signed an agreement with global company Hilton to develop a hotel under the Hilton Garden Inn brand, strengthening its presence in hospitality and integrated community development, according to a joint statement.Part of East Riyadh Development StrategyThe…
AI data center development in Saudi Arabia has advanced with a SAR 1.8 billion contract. Humania, a Public Investment Fund subsidiary, awarded the project to Al Ma’mar for Information Systems. The facility will be built in Riyadh. It integrates digital…
Data from Freddie Mac show that the average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the U.S. fell slightly this week to 6.18%, down from 6.21% last week, remaining within the narrow range it has hovered in over the past…
India has begun implementing a large-scale project to construct a network of roads, tunnels, and airstrips in the Himalayas. The objective is to enhance the rapid deployment capabilities of its forces. The government is focusing on developing border infrastructure following…
The Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) announced on Wednesday that it has deposited SAR 1.034 billion into the accounts of beneficiaries of the Housing Support Program, operated by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing and the REDF, for December 2025.Support…
If the world is changing, it would be intellectually dishonest to assume that housing will remain untouched. Throughout history, architecture has never led social transformation; it has always followed it. When theorists, technologists, and public figures speak today about a…
The Saudi construction cost index increased by 1% in November 2025, maintaining the same growth pace recorded in October, according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) on Monday.The increase was mainly driven by higher construction costs…
Universal Studios in Saudi Arabia could reshape the kingdom’s entertainment landscape. The project aligns with Vision 2030. According to The Wall Street Journal, Comcast is preparing preliminary designs. A government backed entity may fund it through a licensing agreement. This…
Skovsporet Project: An Analytical Reading of 3D-Printed Student HousingIn the Danish town of Holstebro, the Skovsporet (Forest Path) project emerges as an architectural model reflecting a clear shift in contemporary housing thinking. Rather than being seen as a standalone technical…
The value of projects awarded in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of 2025 through November has reached nearly SAR 109 billion (around USD 29 billion), with July recording the highest monthly value, exceeding SAR 33 billion (USD 8.8 billion).15 Projects…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipalities and Housing has issued new municipal requirements for private educational buildings, aiming to enhance the quality of the educational environment, strengthen safety standards, and regulate urban planning for private education facilities, including nurseries, kindergartens, schools,…
Fifteen years ago, during one of my early years in practice, I was sitting in a meeting room with a real estate developer who had just joined the discussion. The atmosphere was calm, almost routine, until he leaned forward and…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia —Diriyah Company has officially released a tender for the construction of the Montage Hotel, a key hospitality asset located within the Wadi Safar masterplan. The move signals the next phase of development for the luxury destination on…
In much of the Middle East and other arid regions, architecture grows under skies that rarely darken. Buildings rise confidently in climates where rain feels like a rumor, not a threat, and where dryness practically writes part of the building…
Significant Progress in the JEC Tower ProjectOne of the world’s most ambitious skyscraper projects is showing new momentum after a long period of stagnation. Saudi Arabia’s JEC Tower has reached the 69th floor of its central core, a notable development…
There is a moment in every project when the drawing meets the drill. The structure has been cast, the reinforcement locked in place, the concrete cured into its final form. Everything appears complete until a subcontractor arrives with a request…
There are moments in architecture when the entire profession collapses into one question.Not a question of structure or budget or code.A question of meaning.A question of who pays for the song we dance to.It happened to me during one of…
It started with what looked like a simple question.On site, I asked if increasing the steel diameter — say from 16mm to 20mm — would make the structure stronger.Logic says yes: thicker steel, greater strength.But architecture and structural design rarely…
It was supposed to be a simple variation.But variations, like cracks in concrete, reveal more than they fix.Earlier this week, we had one of those moments on site that remind you why architects should never step away from the numbers.A…
Millau Bridge Project – Technical OverviewIntroductionThe Millau Viaduct in France is an engineering project designed to enable highway passage across a deep and complex valley.It is a cable-stayed bridge composed of steel and reinforced concrete elements, intended to maintain efficient…
There is a certain kind of fear that only builders know.It is not the fear of deadlines or budgets, but the fear of imperfection the anxiety that somewhere, deep within the concrete, a mistake is hiding. After seventeen years in…
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