An Appreciation of the Roshan through Drawing

The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts (KFSTA), a core charity of His Majesty King Charles III, furthers his vision of fostering appreciation for the universal values underlying the world’s great art traditions. The school’s teaching emphasizes that understanding traditional arts is inseparable from understanding the natural order and humankind’s place within it.
KFSTA has pioneered postgraduate education rooted in practice, offering Masters and Doctoral degrees in the UK and extending its ethos through public Open Programme courses and international Outreach Programmes. Over the last 30 years, the school has expanded its reach, with programs in over 20 countries, and established centers for long-term education in Egypt, Azerbaijan, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Mustafa Hassan is a trained architect with ten years’ experience, and he currently serves as a teaching assistant and designer for the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts in Jeddah. Mustafa specializes in wood crafts with a background in design and has graduated from the Intermediate Diploma in Building Arts and Crafts in Jeddah (2023). Mustafa is fascinated by the historical urban fabric, architecture, and building practices of Al-Balad.

Najla graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture from the MARA Technological University and a Diploma in Building Arts & Crafts from the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. She is a fine art artist with a passion for color and geometry, and has years of experience teaching drawing and color theory. Currently, she works as a teaching assistant and designer at the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts.