Dr Farah Al-Nakib is holding a talk entitled: “Beyond Demolition and Heritage: On the Conservation and Re-Use of Kuwait City’s Early Oil Landscape.” The event is going to be looking at the importance of preserving and reusing old buildings in Kuwait instead of demolishing them or turning them into museums which is what seems to always be the case in Kuwait. Dr Farah will be sharing some real examples of how some people (mainly businesses) have made use of old buildings to revive areas and create “locally made business communities”. One great example she will be sharing is the Seif Palace strip where Pink Moon, Slider Station and Burger Hub are located.
If you’re interested in attending the event it will be held in Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah this Tuesday. For more information click [Here]
7 replies on “Beyond Demolition and Heritage”
Dr. Alnakib is my history professor! She’s a national treasure, mashalla 3alaiha! I’ll try my best to attend. Thanks for sharing, Mark.
It is sad to see history being taken down. Atleast someone thought about it
Do you have any clue what’s coming up in the place of the old Al Salaam building….
There should be a conservation commitee in Kuwait that preserves old buildings throughout Kuwait – no brainer. I never go to Kuwait City, but I had to ‘go in’ and noticed that there were many buildings that could fall under this status which would improve the look of downtown KC. This is done in other GCC countries by the government.
@me_like_salmiya what is coming up in place of old al salaam building?
that was my question…
Is it going to be in Arabic or English?