Designing the Future Port Experience: Architectural Typologies, Space, Place, Technologies and Rituals of Cruise Tourism on the Red Sea

The study contributed to expanding the use of these analytical tools and developing and testing them through exploratory design scenarios based on speculative design theory within the framework of "what if" questions, resulting in the generation of new themes and cognitive patterns for future ports.<br>The results revealed that contemporary ports produce fragmented movement patterns and rigid boundaries that reinforce a sense of "non-place" perceived as operational structures, a "big shed" with a specific transit function.

Alternatively, historical experiences have provided a more coherent experience of perception, identity, and continuity. This research resulted in two types of contributions: (1) emerging spatial typological themes, including Dissolving Boundaries, Hybrid Port Space, and Port Symbolism; and (2) a methodological approach that develops a visual and exploratory methodology contributes by employing imaginative scenarios and vignettes as tools for knowledge production of future ports and their relation to the city.

The study opens the door to a more flexible and nuanced understanding of transitional spaces within the contemporary Saudi context and globally.<br>