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Riyadh's KAFD Grand Mosque design wins global recognition

RIYADH, December 29, 2020

King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Grand Mosque, in Riyadh, has won the International Architecture Prize, in the Religious Buildings category for 2020.
 
It is one of the most prestigious awards in the architecture design sector, given annually, by the Chicago Athenaeum of Architecture and the European Center for Architecture Art Design, reported SPA.
 
The awards programme was established in 2004 to recognise the best modern buildings in terms of planning and engineering designs, and honor innovative architects in the field of urban planning, globally.
 
The jury chose KAFD mosque due to the engineering innovation in its column-free design and its desert flower-inspired shape, the report added. 



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