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Architecture studio OMA has designed the backdrop for the inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale, taking place from 23 January until 23 April and being hosted in the Western Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah The firm designed the overall identity for the Islamic Arts Biennale, which is being curated by South African architect Sumayya Vally
OMA’s design for the event aims to complement the existing building, with OMA Associate Kaveh Dabiri explaining: “Our scenography design aims to create a space that works with the cable-stayed, fabric-roof of the Hajj Terminal – a seminal piece of modern architecture known to Muslims around the world – literally reinventing it as an umbrella for Islamic Arts.”
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