Fuente: Mesura Mies van der Rohe said, “Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space; living, changing, new. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form.” In Jeddah, the historic centre of Saudi Arabia, something is changing in today’s climate. As the city moves towards a rapid modernization, its architectural values –which Fuente: Mesura Mies van der Rohe said, “Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space; living, changing, new. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form.” In Jeddah, the historic centre of Saudi Arabia, something is changing in today’s climate. As the city moves towards a rapid modernization, its architectural values –which