Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover lifestyle, art, and interior design. For years, people spoke of AlUla in lowered voices. The remote region in northwestern ...

Saudi Arabia uses the most spectacular projects in the world as a lever for its political reforms. "It's a haven of creativity, a place to invent and create," says Pablo Bofill. One of the sources ...

The modernization and reform of Saudi Arabia will depend on understanding its true friends and adversaries in the region. Saudi Arabia stands at a decisive moment in its modern history. Its internal ...

As Saudi Arabia builds at breakneck speed, young architects returning from abroad are slowing down to ask what kind of places people want to live in, with a focus on landscape, life and memory.

Sawsan Jan is an architecture major and exchange student from Saudi Arabia who studies at Dar Al-Hekma University. Sawsan chose architecture because it’s a combination of her many passions. “When I ...

This week, explore Ramadan dining in Diriyah, Saudi art in Jeddah, Red Sea maritime heritage and a book on Gulf military ...

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne explains how Los Angeles, the desert and everyday life inform his bold, uncompromising designs. “I’m more interested in the compelling than the beautiful.” ...