Saudi Modern with Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz
Islamic Art - The Barakat Trust
English - June 13, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBArts asia islamic islam middle east palestine gaza art culture Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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How did the discovery of oil transform Saudi Arabia's cities and its architecture? How can art and architecture come together to capture the spirit of modernism in a nation known more for tradition? Join this conversation with Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz, two architect brothers, to discover how their curiosity to understand their home city of Jeddah led to the rise of "Saudi Modern," a project to discover, record, and capture the spirit of modernist architecture and urbanism across the country.