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[mcheiss]

Another country that is currently booming in the Mid-East is Kuwait. I've decided to devote a thread to this, although it will take some time.

This is a pretty nice building being constructed in the city of Salmiya. The building is going to be the Headquarters building for Olympic Council Of Asia.

It really is a quite modern building.

[Mith242]

mcheiss, on Nov 29 2005, 08:21 PM, said:

Another country that is currently booming in the Mid-East is Kuwait. I've decided to devote a thread to this, although it will take some time.

This is a pretty nice building being constructed in the city of Salmiya. The building is going to be the Headquarters building for Olympic Council Of Asia.

It really is a quite modern building.

If I'm looking at it right the buildings look like they will have an angular dented style to them.  Sorta interesting.

[mcheiss]

Mith242, on Dec 4 2005, 02:02 PM, said:

If I'm looking at it right the buildings look like they will have an angular dented style to them.  Sorta interesting.

Yeah, with a garden in the middle.

It's quite interesting. Beats most modern architecture being built in the states.

[Chtimi]

This is an article read in New Scientist.com  

"Blueprints for a kilometre-tall skyscraper have been drawn up by UK architects, who hope to see the record-breaking structure commissioned in Kuwait.

At 1001 metres, the enormous tower would be almost twice the height of the world's tallest building today, the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which stands at 509 metres. The new building would also dwarf the Burj Dubai, a building under construction in Dubai that is expected to stand 700-800 metres tall once completed in 2008.

Architecture firm Eric Kuhne and Associates, based in London, UK, has drawn up plans for the skyscraper. Although the designs have yet to be made public, the company is reported to be in talks with the Kuwaiti government about construction.

Representatives told the Architects' Journal that the Kuwaiti government is considering commissioning the building for a city called Madinat al-Hareer, or the "City of Silk". The skyscraper could house 7000 people, but would cost an estimated £84bn to construct and could take 25 years to complete.

Triple-decker elevators
Mohsen Zikri, a skyscraper expert with the UK engineering company Arup, says such an immensely tall building would pose extraordinary challenges for its designers. For example, it could be tricky to include enough elevators (lifts) to move people up and down efficiently.

"As a building gets taller you need more lifts, but that can consume more of the core of the building," Zikri told New Scientist. The solution, he says, could be to use double-decker, or even triple-decker lifts instead of conventional ones.

Another issue, according to Zikri, would be ensuring that the movement caused by wind at the top of the building is controlled. In some skyscrapers this is managed by incorporating a pendulum-like counterweight at the top of the structure, which dampens any lateral motion.

The design of such a tall building would also have to prevent wind whirling around it, as this could produce powerful vortexes on the ground. Finally, Zikri notes that construction work would pose a massive logistical challenge.


Will Knight. 09 Dec 2005"

[malec]

Guys, if this thread was opened with that "lowrise" then you've no idea of the stuff going on there

Give me some time and you'll see :yes:

[malec]

Again, if you're on dial-up then stay away





Al Hamra Tower, 70F



Waqf Tower 50F



Capital Complex, 70F



Super Block ???? ?F but tall



Gate of Kuwait, ?F



Bukhamseen Tower, 60F



Watya Complex, 40F



Kuwait Business Centre, 50F



Crystal Tower, around 50-60F



Al Safat Tower, 34F



AGS Towers & Hotels



Aldow Tower, 34F



Kuwait trade centre, 55F



Al-Mulla Commercial Center, 32F



Kuwait Business Town



Central Bank Of Kuwait H.Q, 42F



ADNREC Tower, over 70F



Alraya Office Tower, 56F



Pearl Tower, ?F



alDeira Tower, 30F

[mcheiss]

malec, on Dec 15 2005, 10:17 AM, said:

Guys, if this thread was opened with that "lowrise" then you've no idea of the stuff going on there

Give me some time and you'll see :yes:

Ha, I never got around to starting this one again, but thankyou again Malec!!

A few if of these should even have there own threads (hint, hint) like the Al Hamra Tower, and Capitol Complex. I don't even know where to start on these. Simply amazing.

I really like the Super Block!!

Again, great job Malec.

[Mith242]

Great pics Malec.      And of course some very nice designs in there too.

[mcheiss]

A new sports stadium will be coming to Kuwait City. The state-of-the-art stadium will have an installed seating capacity of 60,000 fans.

Construction plans call for building what is claimed to be one of the finest stadiums in the Middle East where all the fans will have their own rotating plastic seat,over an area of 400,000 square meters. ‏
‏Construction is due to be completed by October 2006.‏ ‏The stadium is to be the heart of an entire sports city that includes ‏ ‏multi-purpose courts and halls as well as an Olympic pools complex and parking ‏‏for over 6500.‏

The 10-gate facility is designed like a traditional Kuwaiti Boum from lateral view. As to top view, the design resembles a horse saddle. ‏ ‏The design thus represents something from both the marine and desert ‏
‏environment. Inside the stadium, there are two big display screens.‏

No pics yet, but I bet Malec can find some.

[mcheiss]

Here's another big project in Kuwait, the Alraya Office Tower. This tower should be around 56 Floors and strictly commerical space.

[Mith242]

Is this a stadium or something?

[mcheiss]

I think it's a mall and shopping center.

[NCB]

Great looking towers!
My favorite has to be ADNREC Tower.

[mcheiss]

NCB, on Dec 18 2005, 12:20 AM, said:

Great looking towers!
My favorite has to be ADNREC Tower.

^Yeah that's a pretty cool looking one. I think it's primarily office space.

My favorite is the super block.

[Mith242]

mcheiss, on Dec 17 2005, 11:24 PM, said:

I think it's a mall and shopping center.

Very interesting design for a mall or shopping center.

[NCB]

Mith242, on Dec 17 2005, 05:23 PM, said:

Is this a stadium or something?

Now that I look at it again, it does look like a stadium.

[mcheiss]

Here's a tower that's been underconstruction for a while.

The Al Dhow Tower has been under construction since 2004 and is suppose to be finished this year. I think it will be 34 Floors.

[southernyank]

mcheiss, on Dec 17 2005, 12:41 PM, said:

Here's another big project in Kuwait, the Alraya Office Tower. This tower should be around 56 Floors and strictly commerical space.

That looks like a nice development

[southernyank]

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Edited by southernyank, 25 February 2006 - 10:13 PM.

[southernyank]

Heres a construction update on the Al Deira Tower

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