King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaCompletion
2013Architect
Snøhetta
A Saudi Aramco initiative, this center will be one of the first venues of its kind in Saudi Arabia. The complex will serve as home to diverse cultural facilities that will include a 1,000-seat auditorium and a 400-seat hall. The artistic program for the theatres will evolve as audience expectations develop, so the theatres have been designed to accommodate future developments with a reasonable degree of flexibility.
Services
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification, and stage engineering
Owner
Saudi Aramco
Users
Touring performances, and local, regional, and national groups
Acoustician
Buro Happold
Theatre Type(s)
Arts center, Flexible theatre, Multipurpose theatre
Seat Count(s)
1000, 400
Construction Type
New construction
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