The inaugural AlMusalla Prize 2024 has been awarded to a collective including Lebanon- and UAE-based East Architecture Studio, international engineering firm AKT II, and Beirut- and San Francisco–based artist Rayyane Tabet. The new architectural gong and commission, presented by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation as part of the upcoming Islamic Arts Biennal, sets out to create the design of a Musalla, a space for prayer and contemplation, which will eventually be built in the Western Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (where the arts event takes place).
