The courtyard’s environmental effectiveness in countering the spread of airborne viruses and its fresh air public health benefits have been cited as reasons for a resurgence in the popularity of the traditional Bahraini structure amongst the kingdom’s malls.
Saudi-based researcher Dalia Eldardiry, who is the vice-dean of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University College of Design, Dammam explored courtyards’ appeal using Bahrain’s malls as a case study .