Qiddiya Performing Arts Centre

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Sector

Hospitality & Leisure

Role

Lead Consultancy, Executive Architecture, Executive Structural Engineering

Completion

Under Construction

Design

Tom Wiscombe Architecture

Location

Qiddiya City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Client

Qiddiya Investment Company

An iconic theatre

In addition to the theatre components, Qiddiya Performing Arts Centre includes dining, retail and educational entertainment, as well as a rooftop sky garden, art galleries and green spaces. The central aspiration for the project is to inject fresh interest in the performing arts among the youth of Saudi Arabia, creating new audiences, and adding an iconic theatre to be appreciated by those in the Kingdom and around the world. At night, Qiddiya Performing Arts Centre comes alive with the unprecedented combination of lighting, digital media and sound, creating a virtual digital media object featuring video projections, LED lighting embedded into the façade, colour-changing lighting, and activated public art and holographic/AR experiences, with environmental sound effects throughout.

Andrew Bereza

Senior Partner

“This project is clearly without comparison, certainly in the region – the energy, creativity and originality of the scheme will surely set the stage for new discussions around the way we imagine our buildings."

Project Team

Andrew Bereza

Senior Partner

Scott Orwin

Senior Partner

Nick Turbott

Partner

Bart Leclercq

Head of Studio | Riyadh

Steven Bailey

Director

Mark Vaughan

Associate Director

Matthew Enirayetan

Project Director

Bojan Stankovic

Lead Architect

Joanna Orejola

Project Architect

Sherlo Jade Ramos

Architect

Ela Ruth Del Rosario

Architect

Ahamed Zahran

Architect

Mahel Rodrigo

Architect

Qiddiya Performing Arts Centre

Andrew Bereza

“This project is clearly without comparison, certainly in the region – the energy, creativity and originality of the scheme will surely set the stage for new discussions around the way we imagine our buildings."

Project Team

Andrew Bereza

Scott Orwin

Nick Turbott

Bart Leclercq

Steven Bailey

Mark Vaughan

Matthew Enirayetan

Bojan Stankovic

Joanna Orejola

Sherlo Jade Ramos

Ela Ruth Del Rosario

Ahamed Zahran

Mahel Rodrigo

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Andrew Bereza

“This project is clearly without comparison, certainly in the region – the energy, creativity and originality of the scheme will surely set the stage for new discussions around the way we imagine our buildings."

Project Team

Andrew Bereza

Scott Orwin

Nick Turbott

Bart Leclercq

Steven Bailey

Mark Vaughan

Matthew Enirayetan

Bojan Stankovic

Joanna Orejola

Sherlo Jade Ramos

Ela Ruth Del Rosario

Ahamed Zahran

Mahel Rodrigo

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