Riyadh - School of Architecture

Assignment 3: Design - Rural school in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaYU Ka Hang 1155016050Design Concept - “Learning is Sharing”What is learning? To me, learning is a sharing. Everyone share their finding, then knowledge exist.However, in nowadays education is not sharing for many of us. Education can be a torture. Everyonestays in classroom, reading some boring textbook.ClimateRiyadh is located in BWh zone, featured with hot and dry weather. Because of its geographic location,storm dust often occur. Temperture is high though out the year and with high sun angle.I want to have a space which encourage sharing of knowlegde. The time staying in school shouldbe enjoyable. So my initial idea is to make the school as a place easy and favourable to meetyour schoolmates.The place will be connected by a main space, which everyone can go in easily, and happy to stayin.CultureRiyadh is greatly influenced by Islamic culture. Even in school, they have to pray and educatedabout Islam. Although the edcation of this religious arouse a lot of critic, but Islam is still followedby many people in Saudi Arabia. So my design will try to go for instead of against it.