Buro Happold - #2 - Facade Innovation: Performance, Optimization, & Integration

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Hello, thanks for having me. I am going to speak about a project I had been involved with over the past few years in collaboration with Snohetta Architects. The project you see before you is the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture located in Dahran Saudi Arabia and is a gift to the Saudi kingdom from the Saudi Aramco oil company to celebrate its 75th Anniversary. The project, started in 2007, is a state of the art institution being created to inspire passion for learning, creativity, volunteerism and cross-cultural engagement throughout the Arab community. The center is a result of a initiative by Saudi Aramco to honor Arab heritage, connecting Saudis to their culture while also attracting other world cultures to the Kingdom through authentic, personal encounters with science, history and culture.

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