Riyadh Municipality launches architectural awards 

Riyadh Municipality launched the Municipality’s Award for Architectural and Urban Creativity to honor existing projects built in Riyadh within the last five years. (Twitter/@Amanatalriyadh)
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Updated 07 August 2023
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Riyadh Municipality launches architectural awards 

  • Riyadh Municipality aims to foster healthy competition, raise awareness of the importance of high-quality design, and promote remarkable projects
  • Architects, planners, urban designers, and experts are encouraged to participate by registering and submitting their projects

JEDDAH: Riyadh Municipality recently launched a series of awards for architectural creativity for both individuals and institutions. 

Three winners will be awarded under each category, “Architecture Award” and “Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Award.”

Through these awards, Riyadh Municipality aims to foster healthy competition, raise awareness of the importance of high-quality design, and promote remarkable projects. 

Architects, planners, urban designers, and experts are encouraged to participate by registering and submitting their projects built in Riyadh within the last five years. 

Eligible for submission through the awards’ online portal are residential, commercial and mixed-use buildings; housing, landscape, and urban design projects; and healthcare, sports, entertainment and transportation facilities.  

A maximum of five entries are accepted from the same applicant. 

Registrations began on Aug. 6 and will continue until Oct. 12 followed by a four-week evaluation conducted by a distinguished panel of experts and university professors.


Rwanda president receives Saudi deputy foreign minister

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame receives Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Kigali.
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Rwanda president receives Saudi deputy foreign minister

  • Saudi-Rwandan cooperation relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields were discussed during the meeting

RIYADH: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame received Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Kigali on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Saudi-Rwandan cooperation relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields were discussed during the meeting. Regional and international developments and efforts made with regard to them were also reviewed. 

The minister conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the president, along with their wishes for continued progress and prosperity for the government and people of Rwanda.

In turn, Kagame sent his greetings to the Saudi leadership, and his wishes for further development and prosperity for the Kingdom, its leadership, and its people.