Editions
The Riyadh editions, preserved with their themes, dates, and program context.
Edition Three · 2026
2026 Edition
December 5, 2026 · AlMashtal, Riyadh
The third edition returns to Riyadh with Saudi-based voices from across design and STEAM. KoD Connect carries the international program throughout the year.
Edition One · 2024
2024 Edition
Evolving Thought, Shaping Life
November 23, 2024 · Riyadh
The inaugural edition brought together professionals across architecture, industrial and service design, neuroscience, intercultural psychology, real estate, placemaking, science education, construction modelling, and creative direction, concluding with a live cello performance.
Edition Two · 2025
2025 Edition
Design as Knowledge / Knowledge as Design
November 15, 2025 · Riyadh
The second edition sharpened into a focused intellectual mandate: design as a system through which knowledge is created, structured, applied, and sustained.
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