Duration: 00:03:01
Categories: Short Documentaries
Tags: King, Fahad, National, Library, Riyadh, , Saudi, Arabia, Riyadh, 16_2487_od_a_k_award_2016_riyadh_king_fahad_national_library_0301_p14.mp4 the cuboid shape of the new building surrounds the old 1980s library building on all sides, thus giving the national library a new appearance in the cityscape. it is clad by lozenge-shaped textile awnings, which playfully combine revelation and concealment. white membranes, supported by a three-dimensional, tensile-stressed steel cable structure, act as sunshades and reinterpret the arabian tent structure tradition in a low-energy way.