Comments on: King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture by Snøhetta

By: mike jones

mike jones — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:12:14 +0000

yeah!!!!!!!

By: mahrous

mahrous — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:38:55 +0000

is that rocks combined together or what !!! and what the relation between that project and the desert around it everywhere , I think just annoying reflections ………..

By: architect. mohammad al-amin

architect. mohammad al-amin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:44:26 +0000

To be a different and modern if you chose a flowless form, i don’t think it define modernism of architecture. It is an unnecessary caricature which only can absorve by illiterate middle eastern rulers. not a good design at all.

By: mukhtar mohamed

mukhtar mohamed — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:23:53 +0000

illike this desgin and very importent in saudi pepol

this desgin is Creative and new architectural in saudi

By: hawk

hawk — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:27:12 +0000

i can’t see how this can be a museum for saudi arabia’s oil industry history. it doesn’t even reflect on the architecture created.

By: James

James — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:39:24 +0000

I like the material they used…

… but i’m sorry… I love Snohetta’s designs, but this one… looks like dog poop

By: bebo

bebo — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:05:08 +0000

i think the project is incredibly beautiful! its really quite elegant and graceful. and subtle in its inspiration: stones. its a great thought. and a pleasure to see it get built. lets hope they can follow through on the delivery! go for it!!

By: mohsen

mohsen — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:15:18 +0000

hi. only this is a consept. but not bad. email me all of your eskimas please.

By: ghazal

ghazal — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:08:52 +0000

i have no problem with forms which is called abstract or forms which are not boxy, but i can not find any relation between drop forms above; why they are formed like this? if this is some seperated forms that are droped, i think this is not a beautiful droping!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:43:10 +0000

I really fail to see why there are so many negative comments about this project…

Whats wrong with abstract shape?
Is it not clear that the structures are supposed to represent nebulous drops of oil and the material its texture??
Oh, and hy must everything be boxy in our modern world???
*sigh* These are just some questions running through my mind at present.

For what my little opinion is worth here, I think its actually quite beautiful – perhaps not exactly what I would have chosen (given that I had seen the other entries), but still a very well thought out effort!