Al Hamra TowerBurj Alhamra

Al Hamra TowerFormer names Al Hamra Firduos Tower

Record heightTallest in Kuwait since 2011[I]

Preceded by Arraya TowerGeneral information

Status CompleteType Offices, Shopping mallArchitectural style SculptedAddress 13085 Jaber Al-Mubarak StreetTown or city Kuwait CityCountry KuwaitElevation 39ftConstruction started

2005

Completed 2011Inaugurated 2011Cost $500 millionOwner Al Hamra Real Estate Co.

HeightHeight 412.6 m (1,354 ft)Architectural 412.6 m (1,354 ft)Tip 412.6 m (1,354 ft)Roof 368 m (1,207 ft)

Top floor 80Technical details

Material ConcreteFloor count 80Lifts/elevators 43

Design and constructionStructural engineer

Skidmore Owings & Merrill

Main contractorAhmadiah Contracting and Trading Company

Awards and prizes2012 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Finalist

Websitehttp://www.alhamra.com.kw/

References[1]

The Al Hamra Tower is a completed skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Contents

1 Profile 2 Project Awards 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External links

Profile

The construction of the skyscraper started in 2005.[1] It was completed in 2011.[1] Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Callison, it is the tallest building in Kuwait at 412.6 m (1,354 ft).[1] It is also the tallest sculpted tower in the world. Turner Construction was in charge of the tower's construction.

The tower was included in the list of the best inventions of 2011 by TIME magazine.[2]

Project Awards

2010: Cityscape • Commercial / Mixed Use Built[3]

2008: Chicago Athenaeum - American Architecture Award[4]

2008: Chicago Athenaeum - International Architecture Award for best new global design[5]

2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Overall[6]

2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Tall Buildings[6]

2007: Miami Architectural Bienal - Bronze Unbuilt Project[7]

Gallery

Distant view

Detail of the facade

References

1.

Al Hamra Tower "Al Hamra Tower". SOM. Retrieved 30 September 2014. Infos at designbuild-network.com 2008 American Architecture Award (The Chicaco Athenaeum) 2008 International Architecture Awards (The Chicaco Athenaeum) MIPIM Future Project Award

7. Infos at som.com

External links