After a frenetic six-month construction schedule, the Pearling Path Visitors Center, designed by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati, opened to the public in November. It is the largest new construction to date on the UNESCO World Heritage site in Bahrain—an area from the 19th and early 20th centuries tied to the island nation’s pre-oil wealth, defined by the extraction and trade of pearls. The center is part of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities’ effort to preserve parts of the historic city of Muharraq while also creating notable works by international architects that has resulted in a steady increase in tourism.