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