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Benoy to design $1.8 billion Riyadh ‘Box of Jewels’

27th April 202324th April 2023 Sleeper

London-based architecture firm Benoy has been appointed to design a new leisure destination on Riyadh’s Golden Strip. A $1.8 billion development named Konoz – Arabic for ‘box of jewels’ – the project will be developed by Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Company, one of the Kingdom’s largest shopping mall operators. Following its appointment, Benoy has unveiled its design plans, which will bring together both new and old elements of the city. The site – which will include a 20,000m² entertainment city, a 250-room luxury hotel, 50,000m² office spaces and residential offerings,…

The future of cinema lies in the evolution of its architecture

11th August 20225th August 2022 Domus

In order to survive, after a hundred years in which it has changed very little, the cinema must rethink itself by turning into a more comfortable space with fewer screens and many services. The cinema has changed very little in the first 100 years since it was invented. Sound was first introduced in 1927, widescreen between the 1950s and 1960s, multiplexes in the 1990s (the real great revolution), and then came the stadium-style seating arrangement (where seats are placed higher than the seats immediately in front of them) – and that…

The 25 most beautiful cinemas in Australia

12th January 202210th January 2022 Flicks

While some movie lovers would happily watch a classic while sitting on a log in a remote jungle and still be content, there are many who find the decor, spirit and history of the cinema an essential element of their movie-going experience. The rise of streaming services and the increasing affordability of home cinema setups has meant that the act of attending a cinema is no longer to be taken for granted by venue operators and the cinema industry. Since it is no longer necessary to go out to see…