Um Slaim Collective “was established to investigate the displacement of najdi architecture in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The work operates on themes of participation, research and documentation of architectural typologies under threat of demolition and redevelopment. As well as critically examining the effects of urban expansion in central Riyadh and evident loss of architectural identity in an era of accelerated sprawl...The collective operates on an Interdisciplinary collaboration to push boundaries that are essential for the integration of ideas, processes, and fabrication...The collective is under the Situated Practice MA at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL.”