I just read that the incredibly fantastic architects Foster+Partners will be designing the new Kuwait Airport terminal. That’s basically amazing news because I was just recently starting to wonder when we would go back to awarding great designers with large landmark projects. I can’t wait to see a rendering of the new terminal and I can’t wait for it to be built. [Link]
Note: Picture above is of the Beijing airport which was designed by F+P
Update: In case you’ve missed my older post, the current airport (before all the ugly updates made to it) was designed by the legendary Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. Here is a link with some pictures of the airport in it’s original state. [Link]
19 replies on “Foster+Partners to design new Kuwait Airport terminal”
i sure hope so … the same design is currently being constructed for China’s high speed rail stations:
https://deqor8.blogspot.com/2011/03/chinas-lattice-roofed-train-station.html
It’s something they use a lot, here it is being used at the British Museum https://www.google.com/images?q=british%20museum%20foster&oe=utf-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1178&bih=668
Wow I hope this is true! Foster+partners are simply GREAT!!
See this design of the Camp nou, football field of FC Barcelona.
https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/1552/default.aspx
Unfortunately it was cancelled ;s
About time!
whenever i land in Kuwait’s Airport i get depressed! Although if you look closely you will notice that once upon a time the Airport had a very modern design but years of neglect and adding mismatched sections had ruined the effect and turned the Airport into a depressing place 🙁
So true! I feel the same way when I land..it’s unwelcoming..
so .. they are going to make a ” new ” airport and just remake the one we have right now ??
wow i think this is more than awesome
I really hope it’s true. It’s a pity that such a wealthy country has a sad first impression when you land. I’m not going to go down the nightclubs and bar argument, it’s all about a clean and modern country. I mean we should have wifi hotspots supplied by the country and not by stores or coffee shops etc.
Also the city center needs major refurbishment. Parts of Kuwait city look more like the slums than a proud and patriotic city, that was displayed recently during national and liberation celebrations!
Totally agree with you 😐
Norman Foster is partnered with the local consultants Gulf Consult for the design and construction of the new airport terminal. You can vist GC at http://www.gckuwait.com
You know that gulf consult is partners with fosters in the design
Posting the link for the current original design kind of begs the question – how long until the new design gets trashed beyond recognition?
Damn the airport looked amazing in its original state !
https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/1437/default.aspx
This was cancelled too 🙁 after constructions started..
GOOOOOD LUCK with the court hearing Mark. Hope all is going well.
PS. Did you take Sly Stallone with you as I suggested?
We have a history of pissing off star architects here in Kuwait, even the old airport was never recognized by Kenzo Tange, I heard once that he never set foot here to see it as he felt it wasn’t built according to his design intentions. So i’m not optimistic.
Keep on dreaming guys .. Keep on dreaming! 😛
The Beijing Airport(above) is the world’s largest, and hopefully, Kuwait Airport will be avant-garde and technologically advance… 🙂
Haha coool hope to see Kuwait having somthing like that his the person who did alfaisaliah sky scaper at Riyadh