A roundabout way of knowing where you are

JODI ALLEMEIER – 6 DEC 2023

On a road trip from Al-’Ula to Al WaJ, passing through small towns along the way, two colleagues / girlfriends and I admir-critiqued the different approaches to urban landscape design punctuating our journey. Specifically, we enjoyed the retro median and roundabout designs – some with local colors built into the street lights, a unique set of trees, or a giant water pot as a sculpture – contrasting the camels, donkeys and little Masjids in the desert landscape…

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