23-05-2025
The 'Arts Tower' shines along Riyadh's Sports Boulevard
A prominent landmark along Riyadh's Sports Boulevard encapsulates the future of the city.
The colorful 'Arts Tower' includes several different elements, shapes and colors. Saudi artist Abdulnasser Gharem said the purpose of the landmark is to continuously change with the sun, clouds and different angles.
The 83.5-meter icon has 691 colored panels to bring the façade to life.
Gharem said he was inspired to include so many colors based on the spectrum of colors from older homes. The triangular shape is for people to feel a sense of belonging, and the shape represents a constant presence in Saudi civilization.
'The wind taught me that no project should resist nature but rather learn humility before it. Therefore, the number of slices was not just a technical decision, but a dialogue with the air, with life, with our limits as human beings,' Gharem said.
