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• TITLE: Understanding the Traditional Saudi Built Environment: The Phenomenon of Dynamic Core Concept and Forms

  AUTHORS: Mohammed Mashary Alnaim

  KEYWORDS: Najd, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Traditional Architecture, Core Forms, Built Environment, Culture, Integrative Order

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.10 No.2, May 17, 2022

  ABSTRACT: This study examines the traditional Saudi built environment and culture to uncover its rich architecture and to propose a new way of thinking about how to comprehend and value the past while also rebalancing the Kingdom’s future architectural identity. In that sense, the primary objective of this study is to examine the Core Concepts and Forms of traditional architecture, as well as their cultural connotations, in three regions of Saudi Arabia: the central, eastern, and western regions. Non-participant observation, ethnographic, and descriptive approaches were used in the study, which was based on a multi-dimensional comparative observational model. It was determined that the traditional Saudi built environment relied on forty Core Concepts and Forms that were divided into four categories: constant, semi-constant, semi-flexible, and flexible core forms to regulate the production process and maintain its continuity over centuries.