This complex is part of the Saudi National Museum and is built over the old King Abdul Aziz quarter, a mud brick ensemble dating from the early 1900s. The project contains a memorial hall, a car exhibition, an academic section, and a recreational garden, and is designed to wrap the existing mud brick structure with a new envelope to achieve urban and temporal continuity.
Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture
See also:
Clark, Arthur. 1999. "Saudi Arabia's Centennial: The Centennial's Jewel -- Riyadh". In Saudi Aramco, January/February. Available on Saudi Aramco Website.
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199901/saudi.arabia.s.centennial.the.centennial.s.jewel.riyadh.htm. [Accessed September 21, 2006]
"Saudi Arabian National Museum & Darat Al Malik Abd Al Aziz." Official Website of Lord Cultural Resources.
http://www.lord.ca/Pages/Lord_Projects_SaudiaArabianNtlM.htm. [Accessed September 21, 2006]
