Riyadh Dream Villas Competition News, Saudi Arabia Architects Contest, KSA Construction Design Prize
Riyadh Dream Villas Competition
17 December 2021
Location: Saudi Arabia

YAC – Young Architects Competitions launch RIYADH DREAM VILLAS, the second competition located in Saudi Arabia and inviting architects to write a new chapter of living at the edge of Riyadh?s desert by designing two immeasurably valuable architectural interventions.

The cash prize of ? 25, 000 will be distributed to the winning proposals selected by an international jury panel composed of some of the most world-renowned architects: Sou Fujimoto, Eli SynnevÃ¥g (Snøhetta), Lorenzo Boddi (BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group), Ben Van Berkel (UNStudio), Nicola Scaranaro (Foster+Partners) and Benedetta Tagliabue ( Miralles Tagliabue EMBT). Riyadh Dream Villas Design Competition
BRIEF
The cave, the hut, the palace. Throughout history, there have been countless facets of living. Yet, giving shape to human dwellings is always an ongoing task. This is because there is one possible house for each individual and because ultimately the house is the most effective map of our individuality.

The house is the membrane between the public context and the private space. It is the most personal belonging one could ever own. The house is about us, our dear ones, our habits and our passions.
For years, architecture has been leveling out according to standards and functions. Now, in the current society which has been hur...