Al-Hoqail approves engineering designs for demolition of ministry’s fences
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing Majed Al-Hoqail has issued directives to demolish the walls surrounding the headquarters of the ministry located on King Fahd Street, to develop the external areas and make them accessible to the public. The directives have come as a proactive step through which the ministry wants to stress on achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 by improving the urban landscape of cities by adding external aesthetic and green spaces beginning with the ministry’s headquarters and up to the public utilities that are accessible to all in the city. In a way, this will contribute to the humanization of cities for the benefit of all segments and groups of society, Saudi Press Agency said Saturday. The environs of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing in Riyadh is deemed one of the sites being accorded most of the engineering and agricultural care, while ensuring there is harmony and consistency between the esthetics of nature and modern construction standards. In this regard, the ministry’s headquarters building was designed according to the modern Najdi architectural >