Kuwait National Assembly Building
Location
Kuwait City
Kuwait City
Country
Kuwait
Kuwait
Architect/Engineer/Team
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon
Construction
1975/1983
1975/1983
Project Status
Built
Built
Building Type
Public building
Public building
Notes
Jorn Utzon won the project in an international competition that was held in 1972. This modern monumental building had to deal with a unique and complex governmental system that combines regal, tribal, oligarchic and bureaucratic elements, and uses local references such as the tent and the dhow (a boat that is a national symbol of Kuwait). The building was damaged in 1991 when it was set on fire by Iraqi troops but was restored afterwards.
Sources
World Architecture A Critical Mosaic, Middle East, Vol. 5, pp. 138-141, XXXIII
Jorn Utzon Logbook Vol. IV Prefab, Kuwait National Assembly (Monography)
Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States (Kultermann), pp. 169-170
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View from the coast
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Roof structure
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Architect’s Sketch
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