Spiraling Geometries Inspire a Sculptural Observatory Planned for Saudi Arabia’s Alula Desert

Spiraling Geometries Inspire a Sculptural Observatory Planned for Saudi Arabia’s Alula Desert London-based Heatherwick Studio continues its exploration of architecture that merges scientific function with sculptural ambition, this time turning its attention skyward. The firm has unveiled AlUla Manara, an astrotourism visitor center and research complex destined for the remote desert of north-west Saudi Arabia, near the ancient city of AlUla. The Royal Commission for AlUla selected […] READ: Spiraling Geometries Inspire a Sculptural Observatory Planned for Saudi Arabia’s Alula Desert