Al Rajhi Tower
History
In May 2006, it was announced that a tower will be built to accommodate Al Rajhi Bank. In December 2012, the contract was awarded to a joint venture of South Korea’s Samsung C&T and the local Contracting & Construction Enterprises (CCE) to construct the new building. Construction of the building was then started in 2013 and completed in 2017. It was inaugurated by Riyadh Governor Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on April 23, 2019.
Design
The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill architectural firm, known for their work on the Burj Khalifa, and RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, a Singapore based architectural firm. When its plan was unveiled to the public in 2006, the building was originally designed by architects from Atkins as a 50 floor, 352 metres (1,155 ft) tall skyscraper, featuring a pyramid shape and a helipad.
References
- ^ "الأمير فيصل بن بندر يرعى حفل افتتاح برج "الراجحي"". Al Eqtisadiah (in Arabic). April 23, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Al Rajhi Bank Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Mega tower in Riyadh unveiled". MEED. May 26, 2006. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Samsung C&T joint venture wins Al-Rajhi headquarters contract". MEED. December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Jones, Will (2009). Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century: Inspirational Architecture for the Digital Age. New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 354–59. ISBN 9780500342541.
