The Um Slaim School fait partie d'une pédagogie propositionnelle pour l'urbanisme contemporain à Riyad, s'appuyant sur le pavillon national de l'Arabie saoudite à la Biennale d'architecture de Venise 2025 et sur le travail de l'agence Syn Architects (Sara Alissa et Nojoud Alsudairi), basée à Riyad.
Contributing to a localized spatial discourse relevant to Saudi Arabia and the broader region, bilingual spatial terminologies are illustrated through multi-disciplinary projects and interventions from Syn Architects and the Um Slaim Collective. The contents provide context on histories of urban development in Riyadh, including typologies of Najdi architecture, methods of spatial embodiment and situated practice. Artistic, sonic, and photographic contributions from the exhibition's collaborators Laurian Ghinițoiu, Mohammed Alhamdan (7amdan), Maha Malluh, and Mansour Alsofi, as well as new essays by Syn Architects, exhibition curator Beatrice Leanza, and catalogue editor Ahmad Makia complete the volume.
