Education, Public, Best of | 2018 | King Abdullah Economic City, SAUDI ARABIA

TWA the world academy – King Abdullah Economic City

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TWA the world academy – King Abdullah Economic City

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN SAUDI ARABIA

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“Education for Life” is the mission of TWA the world academy - King Abdullah Economic City - at King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. The institution offers its students, preschool - 12th grade, the highest educational standards with a rich international curriculum. The innovative concept consists of three clusters: “market place,” “assembly space,” and “knowledge space.” The market facilitates “meet and greet” and an interactive common area. It includes an open learning and enclosed project room for focused teamwork. The “assembly space” is an open library and a green atrium where students mingle during free time. Moreover, the forum is an auditorium and a vertical connection between the floors. The “knowledge space” has a maximum of six classrooms, each with flexible furnishing and a retreat space that provides many settings for individual teaching, like collaboration or recreation. The main hallway, “the connection,” offers open communication with various layouts. Along the hallway commonly used “we-places” are situated – areas for special education, a design and tech lab with workstations, a preparation room, and robotics. The main library includes study zones and a green atrium. The “life skills & entrepreneurship center” is a multi-area for group teaching, lectures, and individual study. In order to optimize workflow for faculty, furniture for active working is placed throughout the office to give teachers the options to work while sitting, standing or leaning.

project name: TWA the world academy – King Abdullah Economic City
function: Education, Public, Best of
location: King Abdullah Economic City, SAUDI ARABIA
client:
- EMAAR The Economic City
floor space: 12,400 m²
number of floors: 3
construction start: 02 / 2017
completion: 03 / 2018
construction cost: EUR 13 million
project team:
- Oliver Kupfner,
  Martin Lesjak, Jörg Kindermann, Harald Glanz, Eva Lesjak, Michal Kniaz
photographer: Paul Ott

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November 2022

WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESITVAL 2022

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) invited INNOCAD’s and 13&9 Design’s Martin Lesjak and Anastasija Lesjak to participate at this year´s programming, taking place from November 30th – December 2nd, 2022 in Lisbon. As a member of the international judging panel for WAF sister festival INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, Lesjak is selecting the winners in the categories Public Buildings and Retail on December 1st, 2022 at the Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Center. We are grateful to be part of the world's largest architecture festival and live awards program, where several of our projects were honored over the years: C&P Immobilien AG's Corporate Headquarters was a WAF Awards 2018 winner in the category Office – Completed Buildings, alongside finalists MAM Health and Innovation GmbH's Competence Center (2021) and INSIDE finalists TWA_Kaec (2019) as well as Leoben's LearnScape (2021).

December 2020

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December 2020

INNOCAD PART OF THE LIST BY SURFACE MAGAZINE

We are honored that INNOCAD recently became part of The List, Surface Magazine’s directory of approved design firms. Surface Magazine with a focus on design, architecture, art, fashion, and travel created The List to provide an inspirational platform highlighting designers and brands committed to quality, craft, and innovation. Visit our profile featuring various projects such as headquarters for C&P Immobilien AG, Haus Salzkammergut for Raiffeisen, TWA the world academy, and SAP’s Vienna Office.

INNOCAD PART OF ARCHITECTS BY ARCHITEKTUR.AKUTELL

November 2020

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INNOCAD PART OF ARCHITECTS BY ARCHITEKTUR.AKUTELL

architektur.aktuell, Austria’s most popular architecture magazine, included INNOCAD on their online platform ARCHITECTS, presenting more than 100 innovative architecture firms and their latest works. Visit our profile highlighting diverse projects and prizes such as a mixed-use building for Raiffeisen, an exhibition trilogy at History Museum Graz, South Tyrolean headquarters for Volksbank, and our home base Golden Nugget.