Diriyah Biennale Foundation / BRICKLABSave this picture! Laurian GhinitoiuArchitects: BRICKLABAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:16000 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2021 PhotographsPhotographs:Laurian Ghinitoiu, Turki Gazzaz Lead Architects: Abdulrahman Gazzaz, Turki Gazzaz More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The Diriyah Biennale Foundation is Saudi Arabia's primary institution dedicated to promoting contemporary and Islamic arts from the region and beyond. Upon its establishment in 2021, Bricklab won an international competition for the design and construction of its headquarters in Riyadh's JAX creative district. One of the first anchor tenants in the district, the foundation called for the rehabilitation of 8 decommissioned warehouses spanning a total area of 16,000 m2 to host world-class galleries, art handling facilities, public workshop areas, offices, an auditorium, and a multipurpose plaza.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The architectural language implemented across the site pays homage to the site's industrial past. Most of the warehouse facades were maintained in their original condition, while a continuous band of translucent polycarbonate runs throughout the property to filter out incongruities and establish a strong presence for the foundation within the urban fabric and simultaneously along the valley.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!A series of openings interrupt the once-isolated interiors to frame views across the valley onto the wider JAX district. Organized around a central open-air plaza, the different exhibition spaces are weaved together through a set of ramps and exterior walkways that traverse the disparate warehouses comprising the Biennale complex. This outdoor area has since become the locus of public activities and a compelling series of site-specific art installations.Save this picture!The architecture of the Diriyah Biennale headquarters highlights a sense of urban continuity and a subtle reference to the repercussions of the later stages of the oil boom on the historic town of Ad Diriyah. As such, it is a relatively rare exercise in rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, especially when concerned with a former industrial district. Generally, this demonstrates a shared visionary approach that has proclaimed a marked departure from the contemporary trends towards new construction that Saudi Arabia has become infamous for in the past decade.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Diriyah, Saudi ArabiaLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeBRICKLABOfficePublished on January 15, 2025Cite: "Diriyah Biennale Foundation / BRICKLAB" 15 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025750/diriyah-biennale-foundation-bricklab&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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RTHUXLEYHuxley wanders the desert, searching for purpose and direction.

RTHUXLEYKai shines on the cover of this single-issue from the original graphic novel.

RTHUXLEYA Ronin squad exploring the Titan ruins.

Re All originals sent to collectors were my original drawings which i no longer have in my possession. The process during creating pages often had me mocking up things digitally, printing things out, doing pencils over top and scanning back into photoshop to create the final pages, compositions and line art. Traditionally comic book artists would do this with blue pencils or printing out digital mockups in light blue then doing final pencil work over top so its easier to separate the pencils when scanning, for Huxley i printed those out in grey. In this page of Terada and the Titan you can see the original digital mockup i did underneath coming through in grey, then the final pencils were done on top. If you would like to know more about the process of creating original art and comic books, happy to answer any questions.

RTHUXLEYThe ancient Titan war machines during the old wars. Original pencil from 2015.

RTHUXLEYMore fans are receiving their collector's edition copies!That is awesome!