UK architect Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its design for the Jeddah Central Museum, a cultural project located on the site of a former desalination plant on the banks of the…

France’s Egis Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Saudi architectural and engineering consultancy Omrania.

Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind Saudi Arabia’s tourism mega scheme, Amaala, has announced partnerships with two resort brands offering luxury “wellness” escapes. Resort operator Jayasom plans a 153-room…

Saudi Arabia has mandated that all new residential development in the kingdom will be built to withstand earthquakes. According to the Saudi Gazette, the housing ministry has instructed engineering and…

Engineering company Atkins has been selected by Saudi Arabia as the delivery partner for the 170km long, 200m wide city that is to be built in the northwest of the…

Mammoet has installed the first prefabricated stainless steel “villa orb” on its underwater foundation at Red Sea Global’s Sheybarah Island Resort on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. It…

Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build a vast cubic building in Riyadh with 400m-long sides and a floor area of 2 sq km. The Mukaab, as it will be…

Korean contractor Samsung C&T this week signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to build a factory making modular building elements in the kingdom. Samsung’s agreement…

Saudi Arabia’s state entertainment developer Saudi Entertainment Ventures (“Seven”) has picked Indian contractor Shapoorji Pallonji to build the first of 21 planned fun parks in the country to kickstart an…

US engineer Bechtel will work as project management consultant on the mountainous Trojena resort project, which will be part of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom development and the site of the…

UK architect Foster + Partners has won a design contract for King Salman International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The airport will be built on the 57 sq km site…