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Formafantasma creates transitory scenography for Diriyah Contemporary Art BiennaleFormafantasma's exhibition design for the Saudi Arabian Biennale encourages a slower, more exploratory movement through the exhibition
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Inside AlUla Arts Festival 2026, an open air museum shaped by the desertSet across valleys, canyons and palm-filled oases, the festival brings together land art, performance and new institutions as the destination builds cultural momentum
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Wallpaper* Best Use of Material 2026: Beit Bin Nouh, Saudi Arabia, by Shahira FahmyBeit Bin Nouh by Shahira Fahmy is a captivating rebirth of a traditional mud brick home in AlUla, Saudi Arabia - which won it a place in our trio of Best Use of Material winners at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026
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The most stylish hotel debuts of 2025A Wallpaper* edit of this year’s defining hotel openings. Design-led stays to shape your next escape
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‘Locally anchored and globally conversant’: Salone del Mobile debuts in Saudi ArabiaSalone del Mobile lands in Riyadh (26-28 November 2025), bringing its creative and manufacturing know-how to one of the world’s fastest-growing markets and setting the stage for Italo-Saudi design relations
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RIBA launches new awards – and for the first winners, we look to the Middle EastThe RIBA Middle East Award winners are announced today. The first of the organisation's two new territory awards series honours a women-only mosque, a luxury hotel, a city park and more
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Will this be the world’s largest airport? Construction begins on King Salman International Airport, open by 2030Foster + Partners starts construction on its latest project, the expansion of an airport in Saudi Arabia, which could handle up to 100 million travellers a year
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Meet the young Saudis advocating for gear change in the rapidly changing countryIn Saudi Arabia, a group of young practitioners is balancing the country's rapid urban development and technological aspirations with an emphasis on community, ecology, and heritage; we talk to them about their vision
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Eight highlights from the first Downtown Design RiyadhDowntown Design Riyadh, an all-new sister showcase to Dubai’s longtime contemporary fair for bespoke and collectible design, held its inaugural edition in the Saudi capital from 20-23 May 2025
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Stay at Nujuma, a forward-facing sanctuary in the Red Sea regionNujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, sets the bar high as one of Saudi Arabia’s ultra-luxury destinations
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The world's most heavenly destinations for astrotourism in 2025We're in for a big year for celestial events. These are the world's best hotels to see the cosmos as you've never seen it before
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Inside AlUla, the giga-project putting Saudi Arabia on the tourism mapThe ancient desert city in the northwest of the country combines culture, history, and extraordinary landscapes
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Dip into these swim-perfect outdoor hotel poolsDiscover the best outdoor hotel pools, from Reschio’s sunken optical illusion in Italy to Amangiri’s glimmering mirage in the Utah canyons
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AlUla Arts Festival is putting Saudi Arabia’s flourishing art scene on the international stageReturning for its fourth edition, the AlUla Arts Festival celebrates art in a natural landscape; Lauren Ho went to discover more
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'Refined, serene, provocative': inside the Islamic Arts Biennale 2025We visit the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, open from now until the end of May, and explore a nimble curation that juxtaposes the ancient and the contemporary
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First look: AlMusalla Prize 2024 crowns its inaugural winner and zooms into weaving traditionsNew architectural competition AlMusalla Prize 2024 announces its winner, a collective including East Architecture Studio. The award and commission by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation are part of the upcoming Islamic Arts Biennale
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Tour the newly opened Jeddah Edition hotelThe Jeddah Edition ushers in a new era of hospitality for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024 considers the future of Saudi ArabiaArtistic director Ute Meta Bauer oversees Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024, exploring themes of transition and reflection in Saudi Arabia
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From darkness to everlasting light: all you need to know about the first Islamic Arts BiennaleRebecca Anne Proctor travels to Jeddah to explore the world’s first Islamic Arts Biennale (until 23 April), a monumental survey of Islamic arts and culture in the religion’s birthplace, modern-day Saudi Arabia
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Rocco Forte hotel group marks its debut in the Middle East with Assila
