2024-12-19T06:59:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149974974/take-a-tour-through-zaha-hadid-architects-winning-proposal-for-the-urban-heritage-administration-centre-in-saudi-arabia Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-10-24T14:05:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/md/mdkiq9vwnvmdan8y.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Diriyah, Saudi Arabia is home to the Turaif district, the first capital of Saudis and an UNESCO world heritage site since 2010. Appropriately, ZHA's winning design for the Urban Heritage Administration Centre in Diriyah will help maintain the area's UNESCO distinction, including an exhibition space, a library, lecture hall, educational spaces, and an institution for local archaeological research.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/t8/t8bl7twd2o0dz29s.jpg"></p><p>According to ZHA, the design is inspired by the interaction between humans and the geography, with references to Diriyah's oasis in the Wadi Hanifah valley and the rammed-earth construction of the area's preserved buildings.</p><p></p><p>ZHA's proposal is the winning entry from the 2015 competition to design the local Heritage Museum's&nbsp;head office.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/z6/z6lraxxtsztkmi9l.jpg"></p><p>More from ZHA on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a title="Closer look: Zaha Hadid's new &ldquo;floating&rdquo; Port House in Antwerp" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149970286/closer-look-zaha-hadid-s-new-floating-port-house-in-antwerp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Closer look: Zaha Hadid's new &ldquo;floating&rdquo; Port House in Antwerp</a></li><li><a title="Tour Zaha Hadid's &quot;stacked vases&quot; tower in Australia" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149957866/tour-zaha-hadid-s-stacked-vases-tower-in-australia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tour Zaha Hadid's "stacked vases" tower in Australia</a></li><li><a title="One of the late Dame Zaha Hadid's final designs will be built in West Chelsea" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149949638/one-of-the-late-dame-zaha-hadid-s-final-designs-will-be-built-in-west-chelsea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One of the late Dame Zaha Hadid's final designs will be built in West Chelsea</a></li><li><a title="Inside the Zaha Hadid-designed $50 million High Line penthouse" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149947436/inside-the-zaha-hadid-designed-50-million-high-line-penthouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inside the Zaha Hadid-designed $50 million H...</a></li></ul>