Norwegian architects design Riyadh metro station

Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and their design team have been selected as winners of the design for the new main Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Snøhetta is a well known Norwegian firm, based in Oslo and New York, with 130 employees from 20 different nations.

(Aftenposten)

Thursday, 18 April 2013 07:11

Posted in Section: News - Category: News

Written by Rolleiv Solholm

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