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Tuwaiq Palace in Riyadh

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Tuwaiq Palace

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Riyadh

Year Built1985

Riyadh

Completed

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Dramatic tent-canopy structure using cable-net roof mediating between desert climate and modern program.

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Riyadh(23.333, 45.333)

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Architect

Frei Otto

Awards

Aga Khan Award for Architecture
1998
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City: Riyadh
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