Natura May - June 2012 | Page 50

Projeler/Projects: Kuveyt/Kuwait City İşlevsel heykelsilik 412 METREYLE KUVEYT’IN EN YÜKSEK YAPISI OLAN VE TIME DERGISI TARAFINDAN 2011 YILININ EN YENILIKÇI BULUŞLARI ARASINDA GÖSTERILEN AL HAMRA FIRDOUS TOWER, AKIŞKAN FORM VE ASIMETRIK GEOMETRISIYLE DIKKAT ÇEKIYOR. FUNCTIONALLY SCULPTURAL STANDING AT 412 METERS, THE LATEST PARTICIPANT IN THE ARCHITECTURAL BATTLE OVER THE GULF SKYLINE IS THE SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL (SOM) PROJECT AL HAMRA FIRDOUS TOWER. AL HAMRA IS CURRENTLY THE TALLEST BUILDING IN KUWAIT BUT SOM’S DESIGN DECISIONS REGARDING MATERIAL USE, PRODUCTION METHODS AND ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY ARE THE REAL FACTORS THAT PROVIDE THE BUILDING ITS UNIQUE LOOK. YAZI-TEXT: ERAY ÇAYLI, FOTOĞRAF-PHOTO: PAWEL SULIMA / TIM GRIFFITH 50 NATURA • MAYIS-HAZİRAN / MAY-JUNE 2012