The Um Slaim School: An Architecture of Connection: National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia: 19th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale Di Ven

By Beatrice Leanza

Interventions from contemporary Saudi Arabian firms Syn Architects and the Um Slaim Collective reflect on the histories and typologies of urban development in Riyadh

Contributing to a localized spatial discourse on Saudi Arabia and the broader region, this exhibition catalog for the country's national pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale forms part of a propositional pedagogy for contemporary urbanism in Riyadh, using the work of the local practice Syn Architects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8867496816
• ISBN13: 9788867496815
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Mousse Publishing
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.9" x 10.3"