AFM Consultants: Urban Planning Expertise
AFM Consultants: Urban Planning Expertise
ABOUT US
Dr. Ahmed Farid Mustapha’s (AFM Consultants) Office is one of the oldest consulting
offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1967 in Riyadh city
targeted with promoting private consulting works in designing and supervising
several university buildings, private buildings, and much more.
Then, AFM Consltants continued to develop its capabilities and competencies to
add more majors to its technical competencies including:
Regional Planning- City Planning- Urban Design- Urban Observatories- Design and
Architectural Studies- Systems Analysis- Information Systems Analysis- Databases
Analysis- Feasibility Studies- Financial and Economic Analysis- Civil Engineering
Analysis in all its branches- Utility Networks- Transportation and Traffic Analysis-
Project Management and Implementation Supervision.
AFM Consultants’ technical expertise and human resources both currently aligned
with the Saudi Arabia vision 2030 in the fields of engineering, planning and
supervision.
AFM Consultants Office has always been internally and externally recognized
throughout a plenty of major successfully accomplished projects that reflect its
expertise, either in individual basis or in cooperation with international engineering
and planning organizations.
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OUR VISION
Achievement of a comprehensive urban development that leads toward economic
growth and social stability in the region; achievement of satisfaction of material,
psychological and spiritual needs of society in line with religious and cultural
particularities in addition to history and heritage through renewable creativity
that adopts quick technological development and other civilization inputs and
meets national goals with a sensitive balance between identity and openness;
and through a true participation among decision makers, planners, designers, and
all parties involved.
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OUR MISSION
Our mission is to create and produce a modern architecture and urban model,
which reflects both our identity and own vision of the community needs and
national aspirations, based on these principles:
1. Understanding and consideration of various inputs, through the integration
between thoughts and creative work.
2. Completed awareness of all target dimensions, and Internal and external
aspects of work.
3. Full knowledge of objective methodology science.
4. Hardworking and sincerity.
5. Pursuing the top horizons of perfection and diligence.
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OUR GOALS
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FOUNDER
Dr. Ahmed Farid Mustapha holds a Bachelor of Architecture from faculty of
Engineering -University of Alexandria (in 1960), and a Master of Architecture from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) -Cambridge USA (in 1964) and Ph.D.
in Architecture from American Catholic -University of Washington, DC (in 1968), in
addition to a two-semester study on city planning from (MIT) in 1964.
Dr. Ahmed is considered as one of the pioneers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in
the field of Planning and architecture, on both academic and consultancy levels.
Dr. Ahmed held several university positions; he was the founder of Architecture
Department at King Saud University in Riyadh, KSA. As well as he was the dean of
the first initiated College of Architecture and Planning at King Faisal University in
Dammam.
Through his consulting office, Dr. Ahmed presented various mega projects in the
field of planning and architecture inside and outside Saudi Arabia, in addition to
academic researches in the field of planning Islamic and Arab cities and special
architectural researches on Universities buildings.
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الهيكل
Landscape
Interior Design
Tourism Development & Heritage
Construction Supervision
Urban Observatories
(BIM)
Building information modeling
Specialized Studies
One of the most important modern terms in urbanization, which aims to make cities more
suitable for people, where each resident feels as human.
Moving towards more human-friendly cities is one of the areas that AFM Consultants office
has been focusing on throughout all our projects depending on the following methods:
• Adopting areas where pedestrian traffic is separate from vehicle traffic.
• Reducing personal transportation use and relying more on better public
transportations.
• Avoiding urban expansion and aiming towards urban densification, and accurately
measured differently from one case to another.
Some of our significant projects in such field are:
• Developing Buraidah city center, where squares are designed for community
meeting and various activities all connected through pedestrian pathways.
• Developing New Taif city by planning recreational areas with appropriate human
dimensions, linking services with work and entertainment areas, and creating
multiple and gradual courtyards.
• Visual axes development projects such as the ones in Makkah, Al-Medina Al-
Munawara, Al-Baha and Buraidah.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
One of the main goals of modern urbanization and sustainable development trends is
Quality of life. Countries around the world and their cities always seek to achieve it, thus
it is the most valuable outcome of a sustainable city and the humanization of cities. The
quality of life is based on three main axes:
• Security: Social, economic or spatial security.
• Health: Quality of air, water, food and all means of maintaining a healthy society.
• Work: Availability of work opportunities nearby to residential areas.
AFM Consultants Office has several projects that were mainly targeting all quality of life
aspects such as:
Social Aspect: All our projects are based on collecting socio-economical surveys from
residents such as various urban observatory projects, cities detailed plans and regional
plans.
Healthy Services Facilities Aspect: We have participated in several projects such as
designing hospitals, health centers, universities, in addition to construction supervision.
We also designed and planned various facilities and parks such as “King Salman Park in
Buraidah, Al-Ghar Al-Barry Park in Riyadh, and Al-Medina Al-Monawara Club” along with
the development of all city-center areas and its facilities.
As for work-related projects such as municipal investments, feasibility studies, economic
observation study we have different projects such as Economic Observatory in Al-Medina
and Buraidah that monitors all economical and investment indicators for each city.
Known fact is that urban observatory projects are considered as one of the most effective
projects in measuring and monitoring city performance and its transition towards a better
life quality. Our office has a great experience and knowledge in this area.
LIVABILITY
Livability means ability of the city to meet the needs of its citizens in accordance with
its efficiency to deal with climate changes, means of transportation, different services,
suitable accommodation for all segments of society, social and cultural activities and
strong networks.
The more these standards are achieved, the more the city has a high suitability for living.
And our office has many practices in planning and designing projects related to supporting
these areas such as: -
• A proposed public transportation network in the city center of Buraidah
development project.
• Traffic and transportation movement researches of various projects in the office.
• A pedestrian network development projects for several cities such as in Taif, the
central Buraidah, Al Bahah and Al Mikhwah.
• Park development projects of Al-Ghada, Al-Qushay and Al-Tarfi in Buraidah, and
Al-Makhwah park in Al-Baha
Our office has a remarkable experience in this area, as Al Qassim Observatory is one of
our projects, produced the first report at the KSA level to help measure the livability in the
city of Buraidah, in which the different approaches to measuring the suitability of living
were applied.
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SUSTAINABILITY
Cities all over the world target to achieve Sustainability, as Sustainable planning is linked
to environmental sustainability and related to business and sustainable economic.
AFM vision for sustainability is considered as one of the main pillars and a core concept
that our office relies on all its projects. Starting from measuring sustainable development
goals and millennium development goals through urban observatories established
by office, and to design and plan cities based on the elements of environmental, and
sustainable social-economic planning projects, for example our projects in the city of Al-
Baha, New Taif, Central Buraidah, and Al-Jouf city detailed planning.
In addition to urban upgrading and urban renewal projects that increase the quality of the
urban environment in the city, such as our experiment in developing slum areas in both
Al Medina and Makkah cities, Also tourism and heritage projects such as Fursan heritage
village development and Al-Ahsa historical buildings development projects.
GREEN CITY
The Green City is the ambition city that all seek to create, and there are multiple different
ways to achieve it in order to live in more sustainable urban areas (environmentally
-socially -economically) by using sustainable technologies.
The green city vision can be achieved through a set of actions, strategies and urban
structures transformation of the city through the following tools:
• Reliance on renewable energy sources.
• Waste recycling and reusability.
• Sustainable transportation.
• Green urbanism.
Our office has its vision, concept and previous experiences to achieve the concept of a
green city such as:
• New Taif City planning.
• Several recreational parks, such as (Women’s Park in Buraidah -Al Magwah Park in
Hail -King Salman Park in Al Qassim – and other various parks in Riyadh)
• Expanding the list of urban indicators concerned with the environment and the
green city in all urban observatory projects carried out by the office.
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SMART CITY
Nowadays, big cities around the world are currently moving towards becoming smart cities.
As the Saudi Arabia vision 2030 is to turn some of its cities into smart cities, AFM office
took major steps in embracing smart cities measures in some of its recently developed
projects.
Smart cities principles are now dominant on all AFM future projects, to stay aligned with the
21st century international civil modernization. A field where information technology plays
a great role in providing smart solutions that will efficiently affect spatial development in
Saudi Arabia as well as its resident’s cultural development.
Our office began implementing the CIM (City Information Modeling) system to deal with
the three stages of smart cities, the design stage, the implementation stage, the city
management stage after its establishment (in which the citizen interacts with all smart
city systems).Examples of such systems is the New Taif city, which was planned by our
office as a sustainable smart city and environmentally friendly.
Scientific & Operational
Competencies
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Employee
Global alliances
In several engineering specializations: Various Arab and foreign countries:
• Urban planning and design Egypt -Germany -USA -Canada -Switzerland –
• Hydrological works England and others
• Tunnels and infrastructure works
• Concrete structures, bridges and
tunnels
• Infrastructure networks
• Electrical networks
• Roads, transportations and traffic
• Geographic information systems
• Heritage Restoration
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Accomplishments
The office is steadily advancing in the market with a growing business.
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SOLE OF
ARCHITECTURE
Joining
The United Nations Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments
to implement universal sustainability principles and take steps to support UN goals.
AFM Consultants Office is one of the first companies and offices to join Global Compact.
We believe in the importance of this compact and we are willing to achieve a sustainable
development.
By joining the Global Compact initiative on 24/05/2019, our efforts were being rewarded.
AFM was a dynamic participant within the special crew that was formed to activate the
local Global Compact network in Saudi Arabia.
Currently, AFM Group is considered as an active member in all workshops and events that
takes place to form the local network of Saudi Arabia.
A workshop was held for all parties involved in the development, to introduce goals and
principles of the Global Compact Initiative, and to highlight role of all involved parties
as well as presenting an action plan to achieve ten principles of the initiative toward a
sustainable development.
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UN letter The virtual workshops in coordination with Global Compact
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
PLANNING
STRATEGIC AND
REGIONAL PLANNING
In light of national urban strategy and its updates, AFM Consultants office has prepared
regional and sub-regional plans for the regions of (Al-Medina -Hail -Al-Baha). It has also
prepared strategic plans for many governorates in the region of Makkah and Riyadh.
In addition to working on developing mechanisms for implementation of regional
strategies and its plans, following up recommendations activation, and developing models
for projects that serve as practical guide.
AFM Consultants Office undertook a follow-up project to implement and operationalize
the recommendations of regional plans in each of Al-Medina and Aseer regions. The
Ministry of Planning and Economy considered these two projects a guiding model for the
other regions.
These projects represent a significant milestone towards forming prototypes to achieve
the Saudi Arabia vision 2030 through strategic and regional plans.
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CITY PLANNING
During the last two decades, city planning has been considered as one of the main
professions of the office. Numerous local and detailed plans have been carried out for
many cities around Saudi Arabia; with different sizes and functions, with the purpose
of setting future development plans that reflect the available capabilities of each city
and within the framework of sustainable development through following the national
goals and adhering to the roles specified for these cities in the National Urban Strategy,
considering any changes in national trends such as National Transformation Program in
the Saudi Arabia Vision 2030.
AFM Consultants Office has extended wide experience in this field due to its human and
technical resources and unique methodologies that enable it to complete the tasks of city
planning and development at the highest technical level, in addition to its practice in relying
on community participation in process planning to achieve all means of communications
between targeted groups and decision makers during the development process cycle.
The following list includes some of the most important projects in city planning field of
AFM Consultants Office:
• Planning guides.
• Following up Buraidah urban development work.
• Local detailed plans for Buraidah city.
• Local detailed plans for the cities of Medina Region.
• Local detailed plans for the cities of Al-Baha Region.
• Structural plan of Al-Makhwah city.
• General plan of South-western suburb of Jeddah.
• Detailed plans for Hoda Al-Sham Community –Makkah.
PLANNING
• Indicative plan for Makkah 1450 A.H.
• Structural plan for eastern suburb of Riyadh.
• New Taif city plan.
Al Medina Regional Plan
OWNER
Al Medina Municipality
DATE
1997-2006
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One of Project Outputs
PLANNING
Operationalization of Aseer
Regional Plan
OWNER
ASEER MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2008-2010
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Al-Baha Regional plan
OWNER
MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL, RURAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING
DATE
2008-2010
إىل الطائف
خنال
جرب
whether natural, social, economic or urban aiming
at attainment of well-being of individuals and the
معشوقة
بين عدوان
كرا احلائط
برحرح
األطاولة
احلجرة جرداء بين علي دوس العقيق That was reached after carrying out various sectoral
بيدة
اجلرين
وادي رما
المندق
studies over Al-Baha region to analyze existing
إىل بيشة
وادي
الشعراء الصدر
بين حسن بلخزمر situation to identify strengths and weaknesses,
الباحة بادية بين كبري منطقة عسير
therefore prepare scenarios and regional
بيضان
بطاط
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نصبة
ناوان وجبال ادلسودة
يبس غامد
الزناد
منطقة مكة المكرمة
Oneاألحمر
of theالبحرProject
ميناء القنفذة _ إىل أهبا إىل أهبا
PLANNING
Planning Guidelines Project
OWNER
MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL, RURAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING
DATE
2005
Some of Project
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Local plans for Al-Qunfudhah
OWNER
JEDDAH MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2017
The city’s local plan is the basis for the urban development process, within the framework of the proposed
development plans at different levels according to the needs and requirements of the city and addressing the
current planning problems.
The general vision included achieving the principle of life quality and vitality city by exploiting the available
resources and preserving environmental resources all through proposing a set of policies and procedures.
PLANNING
Local Detailed Plans for
Buraidah city
OWNER
MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL, RURAL AFFAIRS
AND HOUSING
DATE
2011
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Local Detailed Plans for the cities of Al-
Baha Region
OWNER
MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL, RURAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING
DATE
إستعماالت األراضي المقترحة 2011
طرق ر / إلى األطاولة
طرق دا الطائف / إلى العقيق
منطق الرياض The project is concerned with preparing a local outline and
محاور
سكني a detailed scope in Urbanization of Al-Baha city (322,159
سكني
hectares), relying on a set of technical studies through the
سكن
مراك
preparation of alternatives and a detailed plan within the
مراك framework of integrated planning to promote sustainable
ترفي development to achieve the following goals:
مناط إلى المندق
مناط • Providing an urban ecology attractive to investment
and suitable for the proposed regional role for Al-
Baha city.
• Defining the urban form of the city that preserves
its natural characteristic as a touristic mountain city.
/ إلى المخواة
طريق الساحل • Achieving career progression for planning units and
service centers.
• Preserving the distinctive urban and visual image of
the city of Al-Baha, that depends on the overlap and
/ إلى بلجرشي
أبها
blending of nature with urbanization.
• Creating a balanced road network in the city that
One of Project
achieves connectivity and takes into account
existing and proposed uses.
PLANNING
New Taif City Plan
OWNER
TAIF MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2012
Some of Project
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Indicative Detailed Plan for
Taif Governorate
OWNER
TAIF MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2020
One of Project
PLANNING
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AFM Consultants Office has rich experience in presenting the urban identity of many
cities and neighborhoods all over Saudi Arabia.
Our office is also known by its urban designs, through the art of crafting places to create
an environment that represents value and ambition, using the formation of different
urban elements (Building- Streets, Open Space, Transportation, and Landscape Elements).
This is displayed in all different projects designed by our office and shaped its visual and
urban character, as well as urban growth, mass formation, and identification of public
spaces and vibrant streets, and these are few of these projects:
• Developing Al-Baha central area.
• Visual modulation of the major movement axes of Al-Baha metropolis.
• Developing Buraidah city center.
• Developing slum areas in Al-Medina and Makkah.
• Visual studies of the major movement axes of cities Buraidah, Al Medina, and
Makkah.
• Developing Al-Mikhwah/ Qalwa central area.
OWNER
AL-BAHA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2009
Some of Project
OWNER
AL-BAHA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
----------------------------- يهدف 2014
The project is concerned with studying current visual image of the city and determine problems with identifying
the most prominent negative effects on current visual perception with the proposal of a comprehensive visual
image of the city that achieves the principles of humanity and vitality of the city, in a way that increases quality
of life.
OWNER
MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL, RURAL AFFAIRS
AND HOUSING
DATE
2013
Some of Project
OWNER
AL-BAHA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2014
The project is concerned with preparing a development plan for Al-Atawlah city center, through a set of technical
studies, relying on the preparation of alternatives and a detailed plan, and finishing working drawings and TORs
for several projects, as a part of an integrated plan.
OWNER
RIYADH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
DATE
2005
Some of Project
Some of Project
Developing Qalwa Center
OWNER
AL-BAHA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2009
OWNER
AL-BAHA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2008
This project focused on identifying the most important problems facing the city center and studied it to set
solutions, either phased or radical.
Therefore, we prepared a set of studies and urban designs compatible with principle of integrated planning at both
regional and local levels.
Some of Project
Al Maghwah entertainment Park is the main celebration center for all the city activities, especially the major
festivals and specialized exhibitions.
First: The idea of designing an integrated entertainment city, including exhibitions, restaurants, cafes, shops, and
cinemas.
Second: Detailed designs for the main path of Al Maghwah Park entrance with a length of 2 km and a width of 60
meters on both sides of the road to become a special-style boulevard that includes a group of activities.
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MINISTRY OF TOURISM
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Ecotourism that highlights the maximum
utilization of local resources is one of the goals of
the Saudi Arabia vision 2030, which was the idea
of developing projects for Al-Ghuda, Al-Tarfia and
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Al-Qushai parks, as they are wild parks used by
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OWNER
AL-JOUF MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2016
It is a natural lake that originated in Dumat Al-Jandal Governorate due to the flow of irrigation water from palm
farms in the governorate.
Al-Jandal Lake is the only natural lake in the Arabian Peninsula, This lake is located on a very large area beside Omar
Ibn Al-Khattab Mosque and historical Mared castle, and it is surrounded by mountains.
OWNER
AL-JOUF MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2014
OWNER
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
DATE
2017
OWNER
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
DATE
2009
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دورات مياه 13 نافورة تفاعلية 9
امتداد ساحة المسجد القائم 5 متحف دار النصر الحربي 1
منطقة توقف 17
انتظار سيارات 18 منطقة لعب اطفال 14 امتداد خارجي للمحالت التجارية 10
ساحة المحكى التاريخي للقلعة 6 ساحة مدخل المتحف 2
طرق انترلوك (للمشاه – سيارات الخدمة) مسرح القامة العروض الفنية البوابة الرئيسية
مسجد قائم 16 كافتريا للماكوالت والمشروبات 12 أكشاك للمأكوالت والمشروبات 4
مناطق جلوس 8
Some of Project
Dr. Ahmed Farid Mustapha’s Office has a distinguished work precedent in the field of
establishing and operating urban observatories in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world.
AFM Consultants Office won the honor of leadership in this field by establishing the first
complete urban observatory in the Arab world in Al Medina in 1424 A.H., which won the
first Prize in Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities in 1426 A.H. in the field of urban
development. Starting from that date, our office has established and operated urban
observatories in most regions in Saudi Arabia (Al Medina -Al-Baha -Al Qassim -Aseer -Al-
Jouf -Hail -Taif).
In addition, our experts train workers in urban observatories inside and outside Saudi
Arabia (Riyadh Observatory -Aleppo Observatory in Syria -Amman Observatory in Jordan
-Iraq Housing Observatory -Manama Observatory in Bahrain). AFM Consultants Office has
received many awards, certificates of appreciation and international tributes.
Urban observatories are considered as one of the most important tools that enable
decision-makers to get more comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of
urban society development, which helps in formulating development policies within
the urban community. It contributes to direction of planning and proposing policies
and successful solutions to deficiencies with the active participation of all development
partners in preparing the data sources needed to produce indicators.
The process of establishing and operating urban observatories is one of the most difficult
and complex projects in the field of urban development, despite what appears to be a
simple idea and easy to achieve, after our experience in this field we have the right to call
these qualitative specialized projects as (the abstained easy) projects.
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OUR VISIONS IN URBAN OBSERVATORIES
URBAN OBSERVATORIES
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AFM ADDED VALUE IN URBAN OBSERVATORIES
PROJECTS
• Standardizing concepts and dialogue among the various development partners.
• Issuing an Arabic translation of procedural guide on steps for establishing urban
observatories issued by UN-HABITAT in cooperation with the Al Medina Municipality.
• Issuing the reference guide for establishing and operating urban observatories in
cooperation with Al Medina Municipality.
• Measuring developmental performance and contributing to decision support in
relation to sustainable development in various areas and prioritizing major issues in
society.
• Creating specialized statistical units with observatory partners.
• Observing the transformations in development elements from a different perspective,
in line with vision and sustainable development goals.
• Contributing to knowing the impact of development policies and programs on city’s
environment and providing accurate data that help activate local plans.
• Contributing to setting up a knowledge database for decision makers to prepare
development policies and strategies.
URBAN OBSERVATORIES
• Create statistical awareness and emphasize data accuracy and transparency.
• Producing the first local voluntary report on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 11).
• Producing a specialized package for economic and investment indicators.
OUR ADVANTAGES
IN URBAN OBSERVATORIES
Wide knowledge diversity
Appropriate degree of Great degree of
Very high level of in various fields of
International cooperation communication and
data transparency and development and the
and institutional sharing between all
informational awareness. ability to integrate them
coordination. communities of society.
into specific goals.
Continuous and
Well-trained professionals Excellent flexibility in Mature community
interactive political
on data handling and dealing with lack of data awareness towards urban
support with all stages of
manipulation. or unsuitability. development goals.
establish and operation.
It is noteworthy that, AFM Consultants Office established the first urban observatory
in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world in Al Medina since 1423 A.H. The list of urban
observatories in office now include 8 observatories in 7 regions such as:
• Establishing and operating Al Medina and its Governorates Urban Observatory.
• Establishing Al-Baha Urban Observatory.
• Establishing Jeddah Local Urban Observatory.
• Establishing and operating Hail Urban Observatory.
• Establishing and operating Abha and Aseer Cities Urban Observatory.
• Al Qassim Local Urban Observatory.
• Establishing and operating Al-Jouf Local Urban Observatory.
• Taif Local Urban Observatory.
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Hail Observatory
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Observatory The second urban
2015 - 2016 observatory affiliated
Indicators to the development
The first observatory authorities
with a National
Urban Observatory
methodology.
Buraidah Metropolitan and Al
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Qassim Observatory
2009 - 2020
Indicators
- The first domestic observatory
relying on international standards.
- Thanks from UNDP for Observatory
Al-Jouf outputs and considered it a major
paradigm shift for development
of urban management
systems for cities.
Hail Al
Qassim
Al Medina
Observatory
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Observatory
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2002 - 2017
Indicators
The first completed urban 2020
observatory In the Arab world. Indicators
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Achievement from the UN-Habitat Taif
Program -2009.
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Jeddah Observatory
URBAN OBSERVATORIES
Indicators 2002 - 2017
Abha Urban Observatory
and Aseer region cities
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- The first observatory in the Arab
world completed for metropolitan city.
2009-2015
Indicators
- First place award for the best The first urban observatory that
application of geographic information Al-Baha includes three cities interconnected
Observatory
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systems from the American
organization (Esri) in 2009 2010 - 2013
Indicators
Some of Project Outputs
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Establishing and Operating Al Medina and its
Governorates Local Urban Observatory
OWNER
AL MEDINA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
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URBAN OBSERVATORIES
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Honor Award for Outstanding Achievement -
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Establishing and Operating Al Medina and
its Governorates Local Urban Observatory
OWNER
AL-BAHA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2009
URBAN OBSERVATORIES
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Some of Project Outputs
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Al Qassim Local Urban Observatory
OWNER
AL QASSIM MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2008 -2020
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Taif Local Urban Observatory
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TAIF MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2019
URBAN OBSERVATORIES
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Architectural design is considered one of the basic functions in AFM Consultants office,
and the office has undertaken many distinguished projects in this field.
Architectural projects begin with developing initial design ideas, which take into account
developed technologies and innovative ideas aimed at achieving the highest economic
efficiency with full commitment to high quality.
AFM Consultants Office uses experts at all levels for architectural work to enrich projects
and reach optimal architectural solutions and by applying basic principles in the design
process such as realism, achieving functions, and a balance between form and content.
The following are few examples of projects designed by AFM Consultants:
• Laboratories building -Riyadh Municipality.
• Academy of Arabic Poetry –Bayt Al Kaseed-Taif University.
• Design of Holy Capital Municipality Club.
• Two mosques in Wahigoya and Togan city.
• Design of Manarat Al-Medina Schools Complex.
• The project of outpatient building at King Fahd Hospital in Al Medina.
• The project of outpatient building at Yanbu Public Hospital.
• Veterinary college in Al-Ahsa.
• Residential and Commercial Hotel -Central District –Al Medina.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Maternity Hospital at King Fahd Hospital in
Al Medina
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2019
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Bayt Al Kaseed -Academy of Arabic
Poetry Project
OWNER
TAIF UNIVERSITY
DATE
2018
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Some of Project Outputs
Al-Zaytouni Public Hospital
Al-Medina
OWNER
ABDUL RAHMAN AL-ZAYTOUNI
DATE
2018-2019
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Emergency Building at Yanbu Public
Hospital– Yanbu City
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2013-2014
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
One of the Project Outputs
Outpatient Building at King Fahd Hospital –Al
Medina
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2011-2012
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Residential and Commercial Hotel, Plot No. 3124-3125
Center of Al Medina
OWNER
SHEIKH MUSTAPHA ALI IDRIS
DATE
2010-2011
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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Holy Capital Municipality Club
Makkah
OWNER
HOLY CAPITAL MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2016
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Laboratories Building and Housing Research Laboratories
Riyadh
OWNER
RIYADH MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2014
The building was designed in accordance with the latest laboratory design theories that were applied in Masdar
City Sustainable Laboratory, which is considered as a breakthrough in the design of laboratories, as well as Dubai
Central International Laboratory. The design took into account environmental aspects to achieve sustainability and
principles of smart and green buildings, with a total area of 4,400m2 divided into two floors.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Some of Project Outputs
Chest Hospital
Jazan
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2020
OWNER
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND AGRICULTURE
DATE
1981
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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INTERIOR DESIGN
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INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior Design Department is one of the new departments in AFM Consultants Office.
Our office has a specialized team that works on designing internal spaces to fulfill the
physical, spiritual and social needs of the users, as well as to ensure the safety of the
building and the maximum comfort of the users.
We also prepare executive plans and specifications for building materials and various details,
finishing materials, and furniture, and its compatibility with the surrounding environment.
Also the team is keen to review and evaluate the design during implementation and after
completion of the project.
Some examples of projects that we designed:
• Renewal interior design of the Al-Shorfa Hotel in Al-Medina.
• Interior design of AFM Head Quarter Office in Al-Medina.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Some of Project Outputs
OWNER
ABDUL RAHMAN AL-ZAYTOUNI
DATE
2020
INTERIOR DESIGN
Some of Project Outputs
Some of Project Outputs
OWNER
DR. AHMED FARID MUSTAPHA
DATE
2020
INTERIOR DESIGN
Some of Project Outputs
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SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION
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SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION
Supervising implementation is considered as one of the basic tasks that AFM Consultants
Office carries out since its establishment. The executive team of AFM Consultants Office has
supervised many distinguished governmental and private projects, inside and outside Saudi
Arabia, and these projects included many and varied experiences and specialties.
AFM Consultants Office has been keen throughout the period of its work in this area to adhere
to some policies and principles, and to emphasize some of the principles followed for the
completion of work according to the specified program, including:
• Integration of relationship between consultant and contractor according to engineering
documents and standards.
• Ensuring the consultant integrity, impartiality and technical flexibility.
• Paying attention to the accumulation of experiences in the various disciplines needed in
the fields of implementation.
• Adopting modern methods and developing supervising implementation processes
suitable to size and conditions of each project.
Some of the projects supervised by our office:
• Supervising the construction of student affairs and registrations deanship building at
the Islamic university.
SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION
• Supervising projects of the General Directorate of Water in Al Medina.
• Supervising the Dormitory of Taif University in Sisid.
• Supervising completion of Obeikan libraries in Jeddah, Buraidah and Al Medina cities.
• Supervising implementation of naming, numbering and guiding project of the Holy Sites
in Makkah -Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
• Supervising construction of Al Kharj Water Tower.
• Supervising implementation of 100-bed-maternity and children›s hospital in Bisha.
• Supervising implementation of development projects in health facilities in the holy
sites and their dependencies in Makkah Region.
Maternity and Children›s Hospital (500 beds)
Al Medina
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2003-2007
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2010-2019
SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION
One of the Project Outputs
Heart Center at King Fahd Hospital
Al Medina
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2008-2014
OWNER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATE
2008-2013
SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION
One of the Project
Supervising Implementation of Dormitory
of Taif University in Sisid
OWNER
TAIF UNIVERSITY
DATE
2015
OWNER
ABDULLAH AL DAKHIL
DATE
2020
SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION
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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)
AFM Consultants Office provides the necessary consultation services that enable you to
shift from traditional systems to BIM. Our consulting includes the implementation of BIM
in your system without postponing any of your current projects. Our clients, with the help
of our consulting and support, will control the project phases as follows:
• In the design phase -design, schedule, and budget information
• In the construction phase -quality, schedule, and cost information
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With our professional experience in BIM implementation,
that lasts more than 10 years in the Saudi market
and more than 25 years abroad, we supported many
engineering projects in KSA through our unique services,
trainings, lectures and consultations.
Our clients varies from governmental and private sectors,
such as: Riyadh Municipality, Engineering Department
at Kind AbdulAziz University, Ministry of Justice, Al
Madinah Knowledge City, AlMozainy Contractors,
Ministry of Health, and much more.
Some of the projects that had been executed by
our experts are: Egyptian New Parliament –New
Administrative Capital, Female Housing at Taiba
University, Riyadh Traffic Building, Riyadh Sub
Municipality Building, Riyadh Multi-Purpose Hall, Civil
Defense Building, and much more.
التطوير التصنيع
التشغيل والصيانة ادارة الوقت والتكلفة
لوجستيات التنفيذ
AFM Consultants Office generate and manage building data during its life cycle using
three-dimensional, real-time, dynamic building modeling software to decrease waste
of time and resources during building design and construction. This process produces
the building information model (BIM), which encompasses building geometry, spatial
relationships, geographic information, quantities and properties of building components,
including the lifecycle processes of construction and facility operation.
Our services cover the whole 7Ds and more: time management, cost management,
sustainability, facility management, operation and maintenance, and much more.
3D 4D 5D 6D 7D
Facility
Modling Scheduling Budgeting Sustainability Mangement
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
For nearly a quarter of a century, our office realized the importance of this technology
and its sophisticated role in implementing, planning projects.
AFM Consultants Office also took the initiative to participate in many academic
scientific conferences or international enterprises events producing and developing
this technology during the past two decades, which granted the office professionalism
of using it throughout several projects, up to nearly 84 projects in which the
percentage of GIS contribution ranged between 20% and 80% in the completion of
these projects.
GIS varied according to diversity of projects undertaken by the office, as the following:
• GIS project for municipal transactions for Yanbu municipality.
• Architectural documentation project for Al-Ula old town.
• Preparing geographic information systems for Buraidah city center.
• Preparing a database of lands and roads in Al Medina cities region and a GIS
for all signs of the holy sites.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1 - Urban Observatories Database 2 - Technical Transaction Systems
Systems The system aims at empowerment government
It is a system that allows entering and updating or private agencies to perform their daily tasks
indicator data produced for each city. Ability (excavation permits -construction licenses…
to access each municipality or governmental etc.) with high efficiency through updating and
administration and prepare its data and developing a digital and interactive map for the
production and updating all private indicators. city that serves as a comprehensive and integrated
Interrogating the values of indicators through database linked to all transactions.
comparing and representing them graphically
and linking these values with GIS to represent
them geographically.
Architectural documentation of buildings and documents for projects and maintains multiple
heritage sites is the first step to preserving and versions of those documents with ease of
restoring their luster and elegance.This is done tabulation and retrieval. The system is considered
through initial reports, drawings, photography, as an important tool for inquiring and tracking
surveying, and generating a three-dimensional projects in their current and finished states,
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• Geo-browser system for the heritage sites of Farsan Island and Al-Atawla village.
• Archiving system for Taif University projects
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SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING WORKS
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CADASTRAL WORKS
The Cadastral works in AFM Consultants Office are accomplished by distinguished elite
of surveying engineers, geographic information systems specialists, and a group of highly
trained and competent surveyors. Thus, we use the latest equipment and technologies
are used in the field of surveying elevations, which are characterized by speed and high
accuracy such as:
• GPR detection technology for underground infrastructure networks
• 3D scanning technology
• Surveying production on the latest engineering programs, such as (AUTMCAD –
REVIT -CIVIL3D)
Examples of survey projects carried out by our office include the following:
• A project for staking and trimming of plans for central service areas for subordinate
municipalities for the Jeddah Governorate Municipality.
• Study and enumeration of the regulatory excesses in Sharm Abhur in the south to
King Saud Palace in the north
• Municipal assets inventory project, Al-Baha Municipality.
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Some of Project
This field is one of the complicated and sensitive technical areas in all planning processes;
therefore AFM Consultants Office has paid great attention to forming a distinguished
team work consisting of specialized experts from engineers, Master’s Degree and Ph.D.
Degree holders who are able to use various modern engineering tools such as 3D CIVIL and
through it they can generate:
• Traffic study using the latest automatic monitoring devices and using simulation
software.
• Engineering designs for horizontal and vertical roads
• Road structural designs.
Examples of road projects include:
• Traffic planning study for urban centers in Medina
• Study and design of Prince Sultan extension Street and its intersection with
King Abdul Aziz Road leading to Raghdan Park with a tunnel from inside Al-Bahir
mountain, Al Baha
• Study and design of the extension of King Saud Road (Al Baha Municipality Ring
AFM Consultants Office relies in this field on a selected group of specialized experts and
by using various modern engineering programs such as (SEWER CAD, WATER NEPLAN…
etc.) allowing them all of the following:
• Designing sewage networks, treatment plants and lifting stations
• Designing a rainwater drainage network with containment tanks, artificial lakes,
and water channels, and linking them to torrential streams.
• Design of feeding networks and desalination or purification plants.
• Design irrigation networks for crops and necessary pumps.
• Designing medium and low voltage electrical networks with transformer distribution
and power design.
• Design of telecommunications networks.
Examples of infrastructure projects include:
• Infrastructure studies for New Taif project
• Infrastructure studies for local plan project for Baljurashi city
Bridges and tunnels are the most important complementary inclusions of the road
network. Therefore, our office took all measures to select proper teamwork for
these vital projects of a special nature.
• Hydraulic design of road facilities and hydrodynamic modeling
• Structural design (bridges -tunnels -carferrys -etc.)
• Tunnels designing
Examples of the office’s projects in this field:
• Designing a bridge at the intersection of King Khalid Road with King Salman
Road -Taj Al Saha Ringroad –Al Jouf
• Designing a tunnel at the intersection of King Khalid Road with Prince
Abdulrahman Al-Sudairy Ringroad –Al Jouf
• Prince Sultan Extension tunnel -Al Baha
AFM Consultants Office has distinguished experience in several projects in the field of
urban economics, where the methods of planning and managing activities have changed
radically in the past decades, and problems have become more evident.
Urban agglomeration is no longer just a piece of land inhabited by people, on which houses,
factories, shops, places of entertainment and other activities and roads are established.
Rather, urban agglomeration has become known as a living system in which people live in
constant movement according to an organizational and administrative process in which
all the components of human life are integrated in all its aspects. All this led to a new
development in a group of fields in which our office specializes, including urban economics.
AFM Consultants Office studies the factors of the forces of attraction and expulsion
of economic activities and population, which in turn may lead to growth, shrinkage or
transformation in urban areas. Therefore our office, through its specialization in urban
economics, is not only concerned with analyzing the spatial system, but also goes
beyond that to know the direction of change and development in those Urban areas, as
it researches urban problems and their relationship to spatial economy and sustainable
development. Thus, the field of urban economics in our office has become an essential
part that supports many projects, such as:
• Consultation services to study primary economic feasibility of investment projects
in Al Medina region
• Urban economy study for New Taif project
• Preparing investment detailed plan for Aseer coast region
• Study comprehensive plan for development of municipal investments in Al Medina
• Monitor economic indicators and stimulate investment for Buraidah and Al Medina
• Urban economic study of the local plan project for Baljurashi city.
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Consultation Services to study Primary Economic Feasibility of
Investment Projects in Al Medina Region
OWNER
AL MEDINA MUNICIPALITY
DATE
2008
URBAN ECONOMY
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FIELD SURVEYS
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FIELD SURVEYS
AFM Consultants Office carries out these surveys by trained professionals and by using
appropriate plans and forms for each type of survey to facilitate accurate survey process
and facilitate collecting, gathering and classifying information in tables and drawings,
with the necessity to approve each form by supervision team from the ministry or
municipality.
AFM Consultants has produced major groups of surveys; from each group there
are several sub-indicators to help reach the best description of the current urban,
demographic, social and economic status in cities of Saudi Arabia.
Here are some examples of field survey projects carried out by AFM Consultants:
• Property inventory of Al-Mikhhwah
• Dengue fever control studies and waste disposal for municipalities and rural
complexes of Jeddah Governorate Municipality
• Neighborhoods Classification of Medina
• Real estate survey for the economic indicators project, Buraidah City
• Socio-economic surveys of urban observatory projects for cities (Al Qassim Al
Medina -Aseer- Al-Jouf- Al-Baha -Hail)
• Urban surveys to update the detailed plan for the city of Buraidah, Al Baha and
cities of Al Medina region (Yanbu – Al-Ula -Khyber)
• Socio-economic survey of the local plans project Al-Baha – Al-Mikhwah -Baljurashi
• A social and urban survey for the central plans project Al-Baha, Al-Atawlah,
Qalwa, Al-Mikhwah.
• Urban survey of slums in the city of Sakaka -Duma -Qurayyat, and some
FIELD SURVEYS
neighborhoods of Al-Medina, Makkah and Hail
• Infrastructure Survey, Sakaka city.
URBAN FIELD SURVEY OF
CITIES OF SAUDI ARABIA
Urban survey is one of the most important basics studies of current situation
of any city because of its direct impact on documenting multiple information
with interdependent and complementary relationships aimed at identifying
the most important characteristics of cities and possibility of developing and
rehabilitating them.
AFM Consultants Office documents current situation of cities of Saudi Arabia
according to a specific work methodology to analyze the urban structure of
study areas in cities and their relationship to road network, as it establishes a
database and GIS for the study area.
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FIELD SURVEYS
TRAFFIC SURVEY OF CITIES
OF SAUDI ARABIA
AFM Consultants Office studies the traffic impacts of developing and planning the
cities of Saudi Arabia in order to ensure ease of traffic after development in the
target year and to provide safe operation of vehicles and eliminate traffic jams in
the future due to recent development. This may require analyzing the city traffic
in terms of streets, intersections and traffic density along to all sorts of moving
vehicles and transportations.
One of the advantages of traffic studies carried out by AFM Consultants Office is
conducting a traffic Impact Study (TIS), which is one of the scientific methods for
determining the impact of proposed projects on road network within the cities. It
aims at determining suitability of the future road network to the expected traffic
volumes to reach appropriate service levels.
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FIELD SURVEYS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY
It is considered as one of the main sources of data and information, upon which many
urban studies and urban observatories, in order to produce urban indicators to identify
socio-economic characteristics of population.
AFM Consultants Office conducts a survey of households in cities at neighborhood level
through a sample ranging from 5% to 10% of households in the study areas.
As for the data of the socio-economic survey, they are included in the system at the level of
the housing unit (or building) provided that the geographical locations of these buildings
are linked to detailed data of the survey forms with the GIS.
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FIELD SURVEYS
FIELD SURVEY FOR
ENHANCEMENT OF URBAN
LANDSCAPE
In line with the Saudi Arabia Vision 2030, and in order
to activate its initiatives, this type of survey is one of
the most recent field surveys, in which AFM Consultants
Office uses the latest in three-dimensional monitoring
tools in order to document current situation of all
manifestations of visual distortion in the city, and
preparing a field photographic survey for the types,
patterns and locations of visual distortion in the city,
and troubleshooting problems and causes of the various
manifestations of visual distortion, their quantities,
and their analysis, and then address them and work
to develop appropriate planning standards that are
compatible with the conditions and nature of the city
and the characteristics of its inhabitants so that they can
be applied and achieved in a way that provides a distinct
social urban environment without the presence of visual
deformation, then move to the second stage, which is
the registration stage.
AFM Consultants Office has implemented this survey in
three major cities (Sakaka, Al-Jouf, Hail) in Saudi Arabia.
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LOGISTICS CREATIVE WORK
LOGISTICS CREATIVE WORK
This section is concerned with two parts for developing innovative concepts and convincing
creative methods for designing artistic works.
First : Graphic artistic designs that support design of the shape and show content of all
outputs of AFM Consultants Office using the latest ideas and technologies, either graphic
design “logos and content” or producing “reports, brochures, panels, presentations” in
order to show information graphically and make promotional and Infographic designs.
Second : Design, organization and management of workshops, conferences and specialized
exhibition. Here are some examples of some conferences organized by our office:
• Organizing workshops for observatories in the various regions of Saudi Arabia.
• Organizing specialized and international conferences.
• Organizing training workshops in cooperation with international bodies.
• Workshops for adopting strategic and detailed plans.
• Design and implementation of exhibition stands.
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AL QASSIM OBSERVATORY
WORKSHOP
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AL QASSIM OBSERVATORY
WORKSHOP
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PAVILION OF AL-JOUF
MUNICIPALITY EXHIBITION
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PART OF EXHIBITION
PAVILIONS AND
ORGANIZATION OF
CONFERENCES
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