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August 2009

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Urban
August 28, 2009

Public Squares

There is a historical public square in Kuwait called Al Safat Square, yet a square is not an appropriate description for it. Today, it serves as a traffic interchange where you pass by noticing it only because of the monument erected at its center. The…
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Urban
August 26, 2009

Times Square, Kuwait

Recently, I have noticed something interesting with the giant billboards around the city. Television stations are actively and competitively advertising their Ramadan shows. This phenomena is an exciting one. Kuwait is the most active in the region when it comes to the entertainment industry and…
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Architecture
August 20, 2009

Kuwait Courtyard House

This is a home I designed as a modern interpretation of a traditional Kuwaiti courtyard house. It is not a stylistic evolution; I am not trying to make the old mud houses look modern and sexy, rather I began by defining what made the old…
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Architecture
August 1, 2009

Boring Schools

What is a school? Is it simply a building where children go to learn about the world, or is it more important? It's a cliche to think that our greatest natural resource is not the oil under our feet, but those kids in our schools.…
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