Riyadh Television Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The project comprises six distinct zones:

1. an eight-storey office block containing three open courtyards;
2. five cubical television studios;
3. technical film offices on two floors;
4. a sprawling four-storey circulation and service building;
5. an 860-seat theatre; and
6. a freestanding TV tower surmounted by a polyhedron structure containing a restaurant.
The structural frame is of reinforced concrete, while the panel roof and floor slabs were pre-cast in-situ.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Location

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Associated Names

Events

1983 completion

Dimensions

177 m h, tower

Variant Names

مركز تلفزيون الرياض
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Materials/Techniques