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Sports Boulevard Foundation Wins King Salman Charter for Architecture, Urbanism Award

Sports Boulevard Foundation Wins King Salman Charter for Architecture, Urbanism Award
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Sports Boulevard Foundation Wins King Salman Charter for Architecture, Urbanism Award

Sports Boulevard Foundation Wins King Salman Charter for Architecture, Urbanism Award

The Sports Boulevard Foundation has won the prestigious King Salman Charter for Architecture and Urbanism Award, organized by the Architecture and Design Commission. The award recognizes the project’s excellence in embracing the principles and standards of the charter through the implementation of the design code for the Sports Boulevard.
CEO of the Architecture and Design Commission, Dr. Sumayah Al-Sulaiman, presented the award to CEO of the Sports Boulevard Foundation, Jayne McGivern, during the award's closing ceremony at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, SPA reported.
The Sports Boulevard Foundation won the award for its integration of a unique design code and its commitment to applying the code, which balances authenticity and modernity, showcasing innovative and distinct urban outputs.
The award seeks to celebrate and recognize projects that distinguish themselves by embodying the values of the King Salman Charter for Architecture and Urbanism. It aims to contribute to achieving the objectives of the charter and to encourage and motivate entities, practitioners, and students to incorporate the charter’s values into their work, fostering a competitive environment that produces a higher level of urban excellence.
The project applies local identity and Salmani architecture across its various elements, not just in buildings, and has gained the trust of a committee of 30 local and international experts in architecture and design. McGivern also mentioned that the Sports Boulevard project is designed to revolutionize urban planning in Riyadh. The project spans over 135 kilometers and includes more than 4.4 million square meters of green and open spaces, along with up to 50 multi-disciplinary sports facilities with integrated infrastructure.
In 2022, the Sports Boulevard Foundation launched the Design Code for all buildings located on Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Road, emphasizing the importance of local identity and Salmani architecture, which embodies authenticity and modernity in design. The code aims to create a modern and sustainable environment that enhances the quality of life.
The Sports Boulevard is one of Riyadh’s mega projects launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on March 19, 2019, and is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The project is committed to improving the quality of life for the city’s residents and visitors by offering integrated infrastructure, pedestrian pathways, cycling pathways, horse-riding trails, and more.

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Coffee Lovers Find Grounds for Complaint at Australian Open

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 15, 2025 General view of people buying coffee outside the courts. (Reuters)
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 15, 2025 General view of people buying coffee outside the courts. (Reuters)
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Coffee Lovers Find Grounds for Complaint at Australian Open

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 15, 2025 General view of people buying coffee outside the courts. (Reuters)
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 15, 2025 General view of people buying coffee outside the courts. (Reuters)

Melbourne prides itself on serving up the world's best coffee, but finding a hot brew at the Australian Open has proved a challenge for some of the tens of thousands of fans attending this year's Grand Slam tennis tournament.

Organizers have worked hard over the last decade to improve options for refreshment and an array of outlets at the Melbourne Park precinct.

Yet long queues face fans looking to indulge their passion for the city's favorite beverage at the 15 coffee stores Tennis Australia says dot the 40-hectare (99-acre) site.

"We need more coffee places open," said Katherine Wright, who has been coming to the tournament for the five years as she lined up for a hot drink near the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

"We are big coffee drinkers, especially Melburnians."

The Australian Open attracts more than 90,000 fans a day early on in the tournament, when ground passes are relatively cheap, offering the chance to watch main draw action on the outer courts.

Liz, another Melburnian, said she stood in line for half an hour for a cup of coffee on Sunday, when rain halted play for six hours on the outer courts.

"This is a well-established global event," she added. "You actually need to be providing better service to the consumer."

Melbourne imports about 30 tons of coffee beans a day, the Australian Science Education Research Association says, representing a surge of nearly eightfold over the past decade that is sufficient to brew 3 million cups of coffee.

For Malgorzata Halaba, a fan who came from Poland on Sunday for her second Australian Open, finding one of those 3 million cups was a must.

"It seems it took me a day and a half, and several kilometers of walking around the grounds, to find coffee," she said. "And jet-lagged as I am, coffee is a lifesaver."