architecture in oman news, projects, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-in-oman/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:46:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 oman reveals design of highest altitude destination at 2,400 meters on jabal al akhdar https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oman-reveals-design-highest-altitude-destination-2400-meters-jabal-al-akhdar-03-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oman-reveals-design-highest-altitude-destination-2400-meters-jabal-al-akhdar-03-07-2024/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:10:51 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1051849

the omani mountain destination will include 2,527 homes and 2,000 hotel rooms, as well as a purpose-built health and wellness village, the vessel.

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omani studio altqadum sculpts ephemeral mosque ‘masjid bab al salam’ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/altqadum-masjid-bab-al-salam-muscat-oman-12-15-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/altqadum-masjid-bab-al-salam-muscat-oman-12-15-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 03:05:49 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1036411

serene interiors are illuminated by sculpted sunlight and a dome-shaped chandelier of 1,600 glass balls.

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‘oman across ages’ museum opens doors, retelling the nation’s history with high-tech exhibits https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oman-across-ages-museum-history-high-tech-exhibits-event-cox-architects-04-14-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oman-across-ages-museum-history-high-tech-exhibits-event-cox-architects-04-14-2023/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:50:21 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=983124

the landmark's angular, geometric volumes dialogue with the peaks and ridges of the backdropping hajar mountains.

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acme uses traditional geometries and local marble to build marsa plaza in muscat https://www.designboom.com/architecture/acme-marsa-plaza-muscat-oman-06-12-2020/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/acme-marsa-plaza-muscat-oman-06-12-2020/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:40:30 +0000 ACME https://www.designboom.com/?p=698766

the plaza is constructed using desert rose marble quarried in oman.

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paul cocksedge designs 33-metre long canopy inspired by the sun’s movements https://www.designboom.com/design/paul-cocksedge-oman-botanic-garden-canopy-12-11-2017/ https://www.designboom.com/design/paul-cocksedge-oman-botanic-garden-canopy-12-11-2017/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:50:50 +0000 kieron marchese I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=472945

paul cocksedge has unveiled plans to build a 33-metre long sculptural shade, inspired by planetary data, in one of the world's largest botanic gardens in oman.

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grimshaw-designed botanic garden in oman will become the world’s largest ecological oasis https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oman-botanical-garden-grimshaw-arup-11-14-2017/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oman-botanical-garden-grimshaw-arup-11-14-2017/#comments Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:30:04 +0000 isabel narea I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=466668

the eco-park will celebrate and conserve the country’s botanic diversity with hundreds of endangered species and also house a visitor center, education and research facilities.

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point studio proposes pixelated dome restaurants for construction in muscat, oman https://www.designboom.com/architecture/point-studio-restaurant-muscat-oman-12-05-2016/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/point-studio-restaurant-muscat-oman-12-05-2016/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:05:18 +0000 pointstudio https://www.designboom.com/?p=383759

four cubic bee-hives containing four different restaurants, each connected through a single aesthetic design.

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alila jabal akhdar resort in oman perched 2,000 metres above sea-level https://www.designboom.com/architecture/alila-jabal-akhdar-luxury-resort-oman-05-15-2014/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/alila-jabal-akhdar-luxury-resort-oman-05-15-2014/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 11:55:50 +0000 rodrigo caula I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=189196

located in the central section of the al hajar mountains, and perched 2,000 metres above sea level, the luxury resort overlooks a dramatic gorge, surrounded by spectacular views of the expansive omani landscape.

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