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Building: The National Museum of Saudi Arabia
Client: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Location: King Abdul Aziz Historic Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Completion: 1999
Design Architect: Moriyama and Teshima
Area: 385,638 sq ft
Cost: $99,441,000
AEInterest: In-situ concrete casting with block infill and exterior cladding in sandstone, Adobe; Thick walls with small windows reduce heat gain, use of fountains and pools to create humidity and lower temperatures, louvers at the top of screen walls provide ventilation and cast patterns of sunshine and shade