Dr. Arch. Pier Paolo Alberghini - Architectural Consultant - BioGeometry Practitioner

King Abdulaziz University,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(Pier Paolo Alberghini with KAU Consortium)

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Each of the academic faculties has been designed using a similar approach for space planning and departmental organization, and all facilities respect campus-wide design criteria. This design vocabulary was generated from the master plan studies and analyses of traditional Arabic architecture, wherein a sensitivity to climate and cultural values is of prime importance.

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The community housing embodies many domestic Arabic architectural traditions, such as the careful separation of private life from public zones within a dwelling. The basic unit of the community is the cul-de-sac, with public vehicular access and private pedestrian access between units.