In Sharq, the financial district of the city of Kuwait, this 300-meter-tall skyscraper by Foster+Partners uses passive and active measures to keep its water and energy consumption low. Through a combination of structural innovation and energy efficie
In Salmiya, a city in Kuwait’s Hawalli Governorate, stands this 13-floor residential building. It contains 12 duplex apartments and a penthouse on the roof terrace. Working from offices in Madrid and Safat (Kuwait), AGI Architects – Joaquín Pérez-Goi
Up to the 1930s, Kuwait was still a compact city with one and two-story buildings within the boundaries of the old city wall, but the discovery of oil spurred an explosive growth. When in 1961 it declared total independence from the British protector
Kuwait International Airport is planned to significantly increase capacity and establish a new regional air hub in the Gulf – these strategic aims will be matched by a state-of-the-art terminal building, which will provide the highest levels of comfo
El complejo residencial en altura, de 42.000m2 situado en el distrito kuwaití de Jabriya, consta de apartamentos categorías media, alta y lujo según su tamaño, acabados e instalaciones comunes a su servicio. La plaza elevada actúa como área de reunió
Con motivo del nonagésimo aniversario del arquitecto Jørn Utzon, nacido en Copenhague el 9 de abril de 1918, acaban de aparecer dos nuevos volúmenes: Sketches. A Tribute to Jørn Utzon, de Arkitektens Forlag y la monografía titulada Kuwait National As
We do not expect fog in the desert. Nevertheless, we western critics and our counterparts of the Muslim world who have been summoned together in Kuwait by the Aga Khan Foundation are met by a mist that is denser than the mythical British split-pea so
