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Khaleejia Square, Kuwait City, Persian Gulf

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Sectionally, the trees and tensile shading posts gradually cascade down from the building all the way to the pedestrian sidewalk, resonating with the office tower and its commercial plinth. Inscribed by concrete pathways, hexagonal pods of cobble stones and lawn intertwine to serve multiple users.

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Commendable Commerce: 5 Sculptural Business Buildings Captured in Plan, Section and Elevation

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Through the plans, elevations and sections in this collection, examples of resolving the functional complexities of commercial buildings are showcased, presenting a number of building technologies, structural solutions and spatial layouts for a number of remarkable commercial buildings with different uses, scales and user experiences.

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Gensler to add planted balconies to Foster+ Partners' former City Hall

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The vacant building, renamed as 110 The Queen's Walk, is being transformed into a mixed-use scheme by Gensler for its owner – the Kuwait-owned developer St Martins. In the render, the balconies are shown in place of sections of the iconic curved glazing, which St Martins said will be replaced to improve the building's energy performance.

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National Bank of Kuwait headquarters by Foster + Partners

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Foster + Partners has recently completed the new headquarters for the National Bank of Kuwait. Located on a prominent site in Kuwait City, the 300-meter skyscraper has a distinctive presence among the buildings of Sharq, the city’s growing financial district. Sections. Photo © Nigel Young. Photo © Nigel Young.

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Wafra Living by AGi architects

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Wafra Living‘s design by AGi architects proposes an innovative housing organization in Kuwait, a new type of multi-family living as a social response to housing needs in the country. Location: Jabriya, Kuwait Architect: AGi architects Main Architects: Nasser B. Source by AGi architects.

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Wafra Living by AGi architects

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Wafra Living‘s design by AGi architects proposes an innovative housing organization in Kuwait, a new type of multi-family living as a social response to housing needs in the country. Location: Jabriya, Kuwait Architect: AGi architects Main Architects: Nasser B. Source by AGi architects.

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33 Trailblazing Firms Leading the Globe Into a New Era of Architectural Design

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Firm Location: Salmiya, Kuwait (Headquarters, with offices elsewhere). Pictured Projects: Ternion , Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait ; Edges Al Barouk, Salmiya, Kuwait. Founded in 2012 and based in Kuwait City and Porto, the firm’s impactful portfolio of projects is defined by a careful balance of antitheses.

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