Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge #8

Abdulrahman bin Abdullatif Almuaibid is the Founder and Chairman of the Abdulrahman Almuaibid Group (AAM Group) in Saudi Arabia, which includes Design Concept Consultant Engineering Firm and Arweqah Investment & Development. He leads a diversified group operating across engineering consultancy, contracting, and real estate development, and also serves on the boards of several for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Eng. Amna Anwar holds a Master’s degree in Smart and Sustainable Cities from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and brings over ten years of experience in urban design and city development. She has contributed to major initiatives such as the Corniche Development Project at the Eastern Province Municipality, where she has led transformative public realm and quality-of-life projects. She serves as a member of the Technical Analysis Committee for investment projects and regularly participates as a jury member for academic design and urban development initiatives. Her expertise spans strategic urban development, public space transformation, and sustainable city planning, closely aligned with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

Prince Nawaf Bin Ayyaf is the CEO of the Architecture and Design Commission at the Saudi Ministry of Culture, and the Chair of the AlMusalla Prize at the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. He holds a Master's in Architecture Studies degree (SMArchS) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a Master’s of Design Studies degree (MDes) from Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) in Critical Conservation. Prince Nawaf combines a firm academic background with a richly diverse professional experience. He is a writer and an editor with numerous published works in fields of architecture history, criticism, and preservation. He has also guestlectured at institutions (like Harvard GSD, MIT, Columbia GSAPP, The Royal College of Art (RCA) and King Saud University). His scholarly work has been presented at conferences (like IASTE, Art Kyoto, and multiple UNESCO forums), and featured at exhibitions (like the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 and 2025).

Ahmed Baageel is a Saudi architect, production designer, and the founder of Makzn7, a Riyadh-based multidisciplinary design house specializing in spatial design for film, media, and large-scale visual productions. His work operates at the intersection of architecture, scenography, and cultural storytelling, exploring how designed environments shape narrative, identity, and public experience. Baageel holds a Bachelor of Architecture Engineering from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) in Dammam 2011, and a Master of Science in Art from Woodbury University in Burbank, Los Angeles 2017. He began his professional career in academia, serving as a lecturer at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University for a while before transitioning fully into the creative industries and establishing Makzn7. Since its founding, Makzn7 has contributed to more than 20 feature films and over 100 commercial productions and events across the region, collaborating with major local entities and international partners. The company’s work spans contemporary urban settings, historically inspired environments, and large-scale constructed spaces, often requiring extensive research into regional materials, landscape, and visual identity. Makzn7 received the National Cultural Awards — Film Segment from the Ministry of Culture, recognizing its contribution to the development of Saudi Arabia’s film sector.

Javier Peña Ibáñez is a Madrid-based architect, curator, and researcher working at the intersection of architecture, design, and urban culture. He is the founder and director of Concéntrico, the International Festival of Design and Architecture in Logroño, established in 2015, which explores the relationship between architecture and the city through temporary installations and public programs. Trained at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (Universidad Politécnica), Javier has curated and directed numerous cultural initiatives, including the TAC! Festival de Arquitectura Urbana for Spain’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda and exhibitions such as Madrid Diversa at CentroCentro and A Vision from Spain – New European Bauhaus in Brussels. He has taught at several institutions and lectured internationally, and has served as a juror for events including the Biennial of Architecture in Romania and the Barcelona Building Construmat Awards curated by the Mies van der Rohe Foundation.

Dr. Abdullah S. Junaideb is a distinguished Saudi architect and academic, holding a PhD in Planning Economics from the University of Strathclyde, UK. He has extensive experience in architectural and urban design, contributing to and supervising major projects in Makkah and Madinah, including the expansions of the Two Holy Mosques and related central developments. He has held several academic and advisory positions and contributed to innovative planning concepts and models, earning recognition for his academic excellence and achievements in architecture and urban planning. He is also an assistant professor at King AbdulAziz University.

Eli Synnevåg is a Senior Architect and Director for Acquisition at Snøhetta. Eli started in Snøhetta in 2000, working as Senior Architect and Project manager on a wide range of national and international projects, like KMD Academy of Fine Art Bergen and King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture (Ithra) KSA. Since 2016 she has been in a leading role in Snøhetta with team management, research, and development. From 2019 as Director of Acquisition and Team lead, with responsibility for Snøhetta project portfolio in the Middle East and Africa. In addition to her architectural practice, she has been teaching and invited critics at AHO, NTNU, and ETSAV, giving lectures internationally about Snøhetta's work and philosophy, and being a jury member for architectural design competitions. Snøhetta is an integrated architecture, landscape, interior, product design and graphic design firm based in Oslo, New York, Innsbruck, Paris, Adelaide, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and San Francisco. Since 1989, Snøhetta has established itself as a world-famous practice of urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, product and brand design.