The photo above is a before and after photo of Sharq. It’s taken from a recent study by architect Khalid Alsafi highlighting the constant aggressive destruction of Kuwait’s heritage and cultural areas, only to then become abandoned empty desert spaces for decades.
If you want to see a higher resolution photo of the above click here.
16 replies on “Sharq – Before and After”
Hearbreaking
It would be great if the few houses left in the photo get properly restored and opened to the public. But its +100 inheritors today might just border it till it gets sold/demolished to make way for a new Starbucks.
The few houses left in the photo are restored and open to the public and one of them is even a Starbucks.
I hate to admit this but I think it’s the nicest Starbucks in Kuwait
totally agree with u
The left side is the gastroenterology center of Amiri hospital
https://www.instagram.com/p/COM_IWQDq_8/?igshid=1gyckxypoohen
What kills me is they continue demolish and then leave massive swathes of land just sitting empty… Either develop something or make some green spaces!!
Yup, and the country provides land for Kuwaitis to build their homes close to the borders -.-
Imagine how cool it would’ve been to keep SOME of the old streets and restore and modernize the existing structures.
Some examples, Bayt Lothan, still an empty lot.
There was this cute hostel in Salmiya, demolished and been an empty lot for over a decade
https://248am.com/mark/interesting/hostels-kuwait/
Where Hilton used to be, empty lot still.
Sawaber, empty lot.
its like some one is trying to erase history for some reason
Sadly, only two neighborhoods were preserved; one in Al-Wattya next to the Holy Family Cathedral and the other in Sharq next to the Amiri Hospital.
Hey! Is the study available online?
don’t think he’s finished it yet
Kuwait has enough money to make itself into the next Dubai if not for the rampant corruption and mismanagement.