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From the beginning of the current decade, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been going through a remarkable development in several parts. Despite the fact that the most critical development has been the infrastructure, the environment built won the largest segment, and greater attention was given by the government to that. As a result, nowadays we may observe various outstanding buildings over there, mainly in Riyadh which is the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Several challenges were faced while designing the tower. Some of them related to the harsh climate in the area. Besides that, taking advanWDJH RI WKH PDJQLÂżFHQW VXQOLJKW and avoiding the sun heat was a substantial aspect for the designer. Furthermore, in terms of the applied technologies, generating electricLW\ RXW RI WKDW WR EXLOG VR HIÂżFLHQW building would be extremely desired. Thus, the tower could be a unique combination of phenomenal architectural elements.
With no doubts, The Capital Market Authority Tower “CMAâ€? is considered one of the notable projects regarding the impressive design that was done by HOK, the high technologies applied in the tower, and fundamentally the essential location of the tower which comes as a part of King Abdullah Financial District in the heart of the city. Moreover, the design of the tower represents historical diamonds were found in the ravines in the cenWUDO DUHD RI 6DXGL $UDELD DQG UHĂ€HFWV the cultural trait and the diversity of the Saudi society.
I personally chose to study this building due to several facts. One of them is that the CMA Tower has gained multiple leading awards. For H[DPSOH WKH /((' *ROG &HUWLÂżFDWH That means, in my perspective, the function of building is well achieved. Also, The CMA Tower is part of The King Abdullah Financial District, which is one of the noticeable projects in Saudi Arabia that has various spectacular buildings were designed by famous architects and architecWXUDO ÂżUPV 6XFK DV =DKD +DGLG Norman Foster, Gensler, and SOM.
Therefore, being in such a competitive architectural environment and getting the greatest attention leads to the fact that the CMA Tower is one of most successful projects in Riyadh and could be the real spark for a series of distinctive projects in Saudi Arabia in the next few years.