We have several episodes on city design in Fنجان, but this episode is completely different. Our guest is Dr. Abdullah bin Junaidib, the designer of the projects of the Two Holy Mosques. Having the episode with the designer of the mosque and learning about his way of thinking about architecture and urban design of the city gives us a clear picture of how he designed the mosque in this way. We first talked about what architecture and the city are, which my guest sees as distorted and incomprehensible to most Saudi people. He expanded on the problems of residential neighborhoods in Saudi cities and the role of the city’s municipality in solving them. Then we moved on to talk about his city, Jeddah. Ibn Junaidib loves Jeddah very much. He says that Jeddah is the most vibrant Saudi city, and that we are able to bring many parts of it back to life by simply hitting the car. We also talked about the difference between it and Riyadh in terms of density, design and planning. Ibn Junaidib says that the primary goal of architecture is to amaze. Once you enter the third expansion of the mosque, you will be amazed by every part of it. However, we cannot talk about the mosque in isolation from Mecca and the Mecca community. Was the mosque able to employ the Mecca community in its design? The episode ended with a discussion about his experience in designing and engineering the Grand Mosque, why the design of the Grand Mosque did not take into account the Makkan identity in its construction, how the circumambulation area and courtyards were designed, what mechanism is used to organize crowds in the Grand Mosque, and does it need a fourth expansion? Suggest a guest or topic you would like to hear on Fnjan: https://thmanyah.com/fnjan_guest/ Episode 280 of the Fnjan podcast with Abdullah bin Junaidib. You can listen to the episode through podcast platforms on your mobile phone. We recommend listening to the podcast via the (Apple Podcasts) app on iPhone, and the (Google Podcasts) app on Android. We would love to know your opinion about the episodes, and your rating of the podcast on (Apple Podcast). To receive the latest from thmanyah, subscribe to our newsletters here. https://thmanyah.com/newsletters Solutions, the first provider of IT solutions in the Kingdom: https://thmanyah.link/d0v Soum application for buying and selling used electronic devices: https://thmanyah.link/wsg Whether you are a coffee lover prepared by professional coffee makers or prefer to prepare it at home. We are honored to enrich you in the world of specialty coffee, start with one step: https://thmanyah.link/9y3 and share your experience with us through our interactive platforms. Episode Topics: 00:00 Start 8:27 Architecture of Old Hejaz Houses 11:06 City Management 21:56 Understanding Architecture and the City 29:05 The Role of the City Municipality 35:43 Problems of Residential Neighborhoods 41:56 The Difference Between Jeddah and Riyadh 1:33:58 Architecture in Mecca 2:12:24 His Experience in Designing the Two Holy Mosques Projects 2:23:28 Expansion and Design of the Holy Mosque 3:01:57 Organizing Crowds in the Holy Mosque 3:14:15 The Fourth Expansion and the Masar Destination Project Links: / jenaideb — Abdullah bin Junaidib’s Twitter account / @jenaideb — His YouTube Channel Socrates with the CEO of the Architecture and Design Authority https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/socrate... Islamic Civilization: Architecture, Identity and Art — Nasser Al-Rabat’s Episode https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/138/ Architecture in Saudi Arabia — Shahd Al-Azzaz’s Episode https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/67/ Our cities were not designed for humans — Saleh Al-Hathloul’s episode https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/247/ How were Saudi Arabia’s cities planned so poorly — Fouad Asiri’s episode https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/174/