Marek Zawadzki, Principal at ZAS. Photo by Jag Photography.
Canadian and United Arab Emirates-based ZAS Architects & Interiors have been selected by Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) to further the vision of the University with the design of its new college, Prince Sultan College for the Visually Impaired (PSCVI). 
PMU is a private university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, currently offering undergraduate degrees in engineering, science, business administration, sciences and various masters programs. 
Located in the Al Khobar area of the Kingdom?s Eastern Province, phase one of the new 30,000 m2 facility will accommodate 500 students. Plans for the advanced educational environment include a 400 seat auditorium,  eight lane/25 metre lap pool, sports gymnasia, a fully equipped medical centre and residential apartment blocks for 100 students.  PSCVI ‘s mission is to prepare and qualify the visually impaired through learning and training opportunities to be self-sufficient and integrate into the community workplace. 
Strategically partnering with the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) for the design of the new College, PMU is aiming to create an academic program for PSCVI in accordance with international standards and the needs of the local environment. Based in Hereford, England, RNC is the United Kingdom’s leading specialist residential college of further education for people with a visual impairment.
PSCVI?s curriculum is a unique eig...