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Building: Al Hamra Firdous Tower
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Client: Al Hamra Real Estate and Entertainment Co.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Associate Architect: Al-Jazera Consultants
Structural Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Consruction: Ahmadiah Contract and Trading Co.
Completed in 2011

AE Interest: 1,354 ft. tall (74 stories) office building and commercial space, tallest building in Kuwait, tallest sculpted tower in the world, form of the structure minimizes heat gain, mimics traditional Islamic architecture

Design of Al Hamra

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