Zaha Hadid Architects designs the King Abdullah Financial District metro station, a major hub in Riyadh’s new network
ZHA continuously refined the station’s design for structural efficiency and environmental performance. The façade’s composition echoes wind-shaped desert sand patterns, with multiple frequencies and reverberations that create complex, natural repetitions. The composition of the station's façade echoes the patterns generated by desert winds in the sand, where multiple frequencies and reverberation generate the complex repetition of patterns evident in the natural world.