Riyadh · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
برج الرياض

Burj
Al Riyad

A vertical university campus — teaching, residence and amenity stacked on a single plot of Riyadh.

In development 32 levels Mixed academic use
The stack
Indicative
32
Sky lobby
Shared
28—31
Serviced apartments
Operator let
23—27
Student housing
Operator let
17—22
Auditoria, sports, study space
Shared
05—16
University floors
Long lease
01—04
Podium — retail and dining
Public

One building, several institutions.

Universities entering the Gulf carry the cost of land and construction before a single student enrols. Burj Al Riyad removes that. The building is developed, owned and maintained by its landlord; institutions take space and run their programmes.

Shared fitness facility, food and beverage and residential floors serve every institution in the building, at a scale no single faculty could justify alone.