Kuwait City

Kuwait

Facts

Density

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# of 150m+ buildings

17 Completed • 1 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Dar Al Awadi (2005)

Tallest Building

Al Hamra Tower (413 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (89%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (80%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

73

Tallest City in

the World

6

Tallest City in

Middle East

1

Tallest City in

Kuwait

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Al Hamra Tower	412.6 m / 1,354 ft
2	The Assima Tower	301.6 m / 990 ft
3	NBK Tower	300 m / 984 ft
4	Arraya Tower	300 m / 984 ft
5	Kipco Tower	240 m / 787 ft
6	Crystal Tower	240 m / 787 ft
7	The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building	238.5 m / 782 ft
8	Kuwait Investment Authority Headquarters	231 m / 758 ft
9	Al Tijaria Tower	218.2 m / 716 ft
10	Burj Alshaya West Tower	205 m / 673 ft

Building Completions Timeline

CTBUH People & Events

Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration

12 September 2017

CTBUH partnered with Guinness World Records to…

Twisting Tall Buildings

18 August 2016

CTBUH has released a study that looks at the…

Videos

18 October 2012

Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: Al Hamra Tower: The Sculpted Tower

The Al Hamra Firdous Tower was intended to stand as an icon to symbolize national pride, while also providing highly leasable office space. To successfully...

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Research

20 October 2018

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall

The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...

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Global News

15 June 2021

Work Has Begun on Kuwait Tower

Work has started on the new 46-story Capital Markets Authority Headquarters building in Kuwait City. The 240-meter project by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in collaboration...

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