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AGi architects Wafra Wind Tower, new types of urban residences in Kuwait

02-08-2022

AGi architects Wafra Wind Tower, new types of urban residences in Kuwait

The Wafra Wind Tower project by AGi architects has been shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022. The 13-storey building has been designed as a wind tower. It is traversed by a vertical central courtyard that provides natural ventilation to all housing units, and represents a reinterpretation of typical Kuwaiti urban residential typologies.

AGi Architects: Wafra Vertical Housing, wind tower in Salmiya

23-02-2018

AGi Architects: Wafra Vertical Housing, wind tower in Salmiya

In their plans for Wafra Vertical Housing, AGi Architects reflect on socio-economic change in Kuwait cities, drawing their inspiration from ancient Persian wind towers.

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