At Cityscape Global 2025, Alina Valcarce of Valcarce Architects talks about participating in the event, challenges, key trends and future plans in Saudi Arabia
Cityscape Global 2025, the world's most attended real estate event, returned to Riyadh from November 17 to 20, reaffirming Saudi Arabia's position as a global center for real estate investment and innovation. Sponsored by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing in collaboration with REGA, Vision 2030 and the Housing Program and organized by Tahaluf, the milestone event gathered over 170,000 participants, more than 550 industry exhibitors and over 470 world-class speakers from around the world.
Valcarce Architects is a dynamic and forward-thinking architectural practice founded and led by Spanish architect Alina Valcarce. Guided by a strong belief in the transformative power of design, the practice specializes in architecture, urban planning and landscape design, with a strong focus on the hospitality sector. Valcarce Architects brings together a highly qualified team of architects, urban planners and landscape architects and draws on a wide range of specialist knowledge and experience. Together through a shared commitment to shaping the future of the built environment, the company consistently delivers imaginative, sophisticated and impactful design solutions in all of its projects. Alina Valcarce, founder and design director of Valcarce Architects, shares insights into the firm's participation in the event, the pressures architects face when implementing projects, new trends combining real estate and architecture, and the firm's plans for Saudi Arabia.
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