In my previous post I mentioned how the Central Bank of Kuwait was originally designed by Arne Jacobsen. Well I managed to get more information on the Central Bank project in form of a PDF which you could download from [Here]
Update: Found some more pictures of the Central Bank, my favorites are below but you could see them all [Here]
9 replies on “More information on the Central Bank of Kuwait design”
Public building for government work, so why design something that expensive? mind you the prime real estate!
I guess pumping money from the ground is enough reason for any stupidity. Sad…
You can’t think like that. public buildings represent a country, they need to be beautifully designed.
Aesthetics are subjective. You can have Aesthetically appealing structures and spaces that are economical.
Paying 1000KD++ per sq meter for a government building is just waste. You can have economically and aesthetically acceptable buildings for a fraction of the price, then use the surplus for whatever…
costs per unit area or per employee should be relevant.
the new central bank is one big wasta pasta, the sharq sea front is zoned not to have any tall buildings.
But the last majlis al-baladi (with their last corrupt act before being replaced with another corrupt group of baladi melodies) signed off on the central bank and ahmad tower, which has Rajhi bank in it.
some one will make a kuwaiti version of the Italian job or Ocean’s 14 because of you Mark ! No just kidding 🙂
It should be expensive why not !
That is a nice find Mark! I loved those photos. I wanna know the reason why all changed, bah.
So where is the vault?
I actually like them, if Kuwait is not to have well-designed and aesthetically appealing architectural structures, who should? There is no excuse not to have beautifully designed buildings.
Again, aesthetics are subjective, and am sure the collective human appreciation for a central bank structure can be achieved for way less money.
I know form shouldn’t always follow function, but the ridiculous prices being paid per unit area or occupant, can (and should in my opinion) be drastically reduced.
Ecologically speaking, the more you spend, the more you waste as well.
Can’t blame the Architects though, the client is stupid.