Saudi mud construction training program to protect traditional architecture

RIYADH: The Saudi Heritage Commission launched a mud construction training program in Unaizah governorate in Qassim region to transfer knowledge about mud construction techniques to new generations. The training program, funded by the Abdullah Al-Zamil Charity Foundation, aims to create a group of urban heritage craftsmen to preserve traditional architecture as a national heritage. 
The training program will be held in the Al-Hamdan heritage village and will include 15 trainees to learn about traditional mud construction methods and techniques. The training curriculum will be divided into two phases.
The first phase is about the preparation and selection of clay and the preparation of other materials used, such as stones, wood, plaster, palm branches, and leaves. In the second phase, trainees will learn how to execute construction.