Design Competition. The symposium, which was held at King Fahd Cultural Center in the Saudi capital,
focused on "Neighborhoods Are More Than Houses." The event attracted urban designers,
environmental planners, landscape architects, housing officials and land developers
from 35 countries.
While at the meeting, Hamed served as a secretary general of the international design
competition jury, which was organized by the commission. Among the 60 qualified design
firms and student teams, the jury selected the top winners from Italy, Poland and
the United Kingdom.