ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEThe February 2026 report says "Initial phases are expected to open in late 2026, with substantial completion targeted for 2027", a season recorded here as the first day of the final quarter.[1]
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- Oct 1, 202650% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
King Salman Park's First Phase Opens on Riyadh's Old Airport
The 16.9 sq km park is being laid out over the grounds of Riyadh's former airport, with an Art Park opening first and a Royal Arts Complex of thirteen structures, designed by the late Ricardo Bofill, arranged along a 1.5 km central boulevard. Omrania leads the design with Henning Larsen on the masterplan, and the park carries an estimated cost of SAR 72 billion.
- King Salman Park is a 16.9 square kilometre public landscape under construction in Riyadh on the grounds of the city's former airport, combining "ecological restoration, public programming, and mixed-use development" as a new civic core for the capital[1]
- "Initial phases are expected to open in late 2026, with substantial completion targeted for 2027, following a phased construction schedule currently underway"[1]
- Omrania is lead design consultant, in collaboration with Henning Larsen for master planning and urban design[1]
- Estimated cost: SR 72 billion; first announced in 2019 by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the initiative of Mohammed bin Salman and overseen by the King Salman Park Foundation[1]
- The master plan organises the park around branching valleys inspired by regional wadi systems converging on a central open space, with about one million trees planned, irrigated with treated wastewater over soil regeneration layers for water retention[1]
- It is planned as a transit-oriented destination near the geographic centre of Riyadh, connected to five metro stations and ten bus rapid transit stops[1]
- An "Innovation Loop" circular promenade for walking, cycling and electric or autonomous transit connects cultural venues, sports facilities and mixed-use zones; planned components include the Royal Arts Complex by Bofill Taller de Arquitectura with performance and exhibition spaces, a visitors pavilion, and residential and commercial districts[1]
- ArchDaily calls it "one of the largest urban park developments currently underway globally"[1]
- Several specifics in the pin are not in the wiki: it does not mention an Art Park opening first, thirteen structures in the Royal Arts Complex, a 1.5 km central boulevard, or Ricardo Bofill by name - only the practice Bofill Taller de Arquitectura[1]
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- [1]50%archdaily.com/1038859/king-salman-park-advances-toward-2026-opening-on-former-riyadh-airbasearchdaily.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Oct 1, 2026 ✓· 100% of score
The February 2026 report says "Initial phases are expected to open in late 2026, with substantial completion targeted for 2027", a season recorded here as the first day of the final quarter.
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