ACTIVITY MATERIALS

• Paper
• Phone, Ipad or Laptop
• Pencil

ACTIVITY PROMPT

So far, you've created mental maps to help you remember your city, explored Riyadh through a city hunt, and designed a mood board to reflect the environment and vibes of the place.

Now, we’re going to pause and shift focus:

It’s time to start designing the main building for your centerpiece project. This will be the highlight of your future city or space—so think bold, creative, and meaningful!

City piece

Center

piece

ACTIVITY STEPS

1st

15 min

Pick one type of building to design first. This will be the centerpiece of your city zone — the most important building or structure that everything else will be built around.

Do some research to understand each component, before choosing your centerpiece type.

BUILDINGS

TOWERS

MUSEUMS

HOUSES

MALL

HOSPITALS

SCHOOLS

AMUSEMENT PARK

TELECOMMUNICATION STATION

BUSINESS

RESTAURENTS

ACTIVITY STEPS

2nd

30 min

Now, let's dive deeper into what’s already being imagined for the future. How are these structures being reimagined in Vision 2030 projects? Save 2 images of those projects for reference.

For example:

If you selected museums, focus on how Vision 2030 envisions the future of museums. Look at design concepts, technological integration, and visitor experience.

FXFOWLE Architects’ Museum of the Built Environment (MOBE), vision 2030

Royal Commission for Riyadh City 

Type selected: Museum

ACTIVITY STEPS

3rd

30 min

Now it’s time to imagine your own version of it for the future city. To start imagining the design think of some shapes you found in your city abstraction city. Once you have a form to your building, think of it's function.

Write 2–3 sentences about how your project idea

• What is your future design, and what does it do in the city?
• How does your design help the environment or save energy?
• How will it make life better or easier for people?
• How does it connect to other parts of the city (like roads, homes, or power)?
• How does your idea match Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 for a better future?

ACTIVITY STEPS

4th

30 min

Watch the video in the next slide and draw your idea project idea.

• Add labels to show how it works.
• Draw a person next to it for others to understand the size of your structure.
• You can draw the outside, the inside, and how people use it.

This will not be your final design — we’ll evolve it further by adding design elements inspired by your earlier 'City Hunt & Abstraction' activity." Your concept now is just the starting point. Think of it as a rough idea that will grow as we bring in patterns, shapes, and features from your city exploration.

ACTIVITY STEPS

5th

30 min

Use AI tools to visualize your idea!

You can use this website: https://www.craiyon.com

-Enter your text prompt into the generator and see the results.

• For example, type in a description like “futuristic Floating Museum with 2 towers ”

You can refine your text prompt in several iterations to get closer to a design that matches your idea. Once you're done, export your image.

ACTIVITY STEPS

6th

20 min

Create a presentation with all your work from today.

Slide 1: Selected type of building with Inspiration images (from research)

Slide 2: Written concept idea

Slide 3: Sketches

Slide 4: AI

If you have a laptop you can use Canva, if not take a picture of all your work and upload them on the platform