<ul><li>Barcelona-based architecture studio Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura unveils a masterplan for the Royal Arts Complex (RAC) in Riyadh as a bold architectural anchor in King Salman Park, reimagining the former military airport with a vast green urban center.</li><li>The RAC is a constellation of cultural venues along a 1.5-kilometer central boulevard, fragmented into thirteen distinct components supporting various facets of cultural life, including theaters, amphitheaters, a cinema hall, museum, artist studios, and academies.</li><li>The design responds to Riyadh's climate with a material palette of warm desert tones, balancing mass and void to create a tactile connection between architecture and terrain, rooted in its arid context.</li><li>The Royal Arts Complex integrates into Riyadh's urban fabric through its proximity to the Loop transportation system, offering spatial diversity with varied scaled volumes and a fragmented monumentality that invites exploration and interaction within the cultural destination.</li></ul>

ricardo bofill’s fragmented monumentality defines upcoming royal arts complex in riyadh

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