Another project which is expected to draw in private sector funding is a plan to develop Abdullah Al Ahmed Street into a tourist, entertainment and commercial hotspot on the lines of the Champs D` Elysses in Paris, France.

Kuwait`s planners have allocated funds for the KD22 million ($73 million) downtown development in its capital. It is expected to become the focal point of the city, and it will be undertaken in phases.

More news :

Municipal authorities have given the green light for the development of the Al Sulaibhikhat coast :

They have also approved the Subiya Park project, which will cover a 90,000 sq m plot of land on the northern shore of Kuwait. The park will include a major hotel with 230 rooms and 150 chalets, with 40 of them to be built near the sea. The park will also have a conference centre, a major hall, several playgrounds, a restaurant and a swimming pool .

who is coming to kuwait ?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

hehe.. be quiet ! i red the article now i understand

I was wondering what you meant with the topic title. :D This sounds exciting, I only hope our parliament doesnt screw things up LOL. :cool:

hehe.. be quiet ! i red the article now i understand
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that's a good news, but I would prefer SZR more than this road.... LOL

It's the "Champs-Elysées."

How original.

الكويتية للاستثمار والشركة الوطنية للخدمات والاستثمارات العقارية فازتا منذ عامين بمشروع شارع عبدالله الاحمد، وهو المشروع الذي كان ينادي به الامير الراحل المغفور له الشيخ جابر الاحمد منذ 20 عاما وحتى الآن لم نتسلم المشروع، علما بأن قيمته تبلغ 54 مليون دينار وذلك دون تحديد الاسباب وراء ذلك
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whats that

ترسية مشروع المركز الترفيهي على العقارية والكويتية للاستثمار بـ 55 مليون دينار

اعلن سوق الكويت للاوراق المالية ترسية مشروع المركز الترفيهي في شارع عبدالله الاحمد على الشركة الكويتية الوطنية للخدمات والاستثمارات العقارية بالتعاون مع الشركة الكويتية للاستثمار، وذلك بعد حصولهما على المركز الاول من الناحية الفنية علماً بأن هذا المشروع سيتم تنفيذه بنظام الـ B.O.T لمدة 20 عاماً وقيمته التقديرية 55 مليون دينار

to read the full article please click (http://www.alwatan.com.kw/Default.aspx?MgDid=393349&pageId=39)

wow

how nice :)

this is really unfortunate , this was planned for Abdullah Al-Ahmad Street Development ,the shocking thing was that............the design for the project was completed in 1989 :runaway:



Abdullah Al-Ahmad Street Development*
The Abdullah Al-Ahmad Street Development site covers an area of approximately 100 hectares on the eastern side of the Kuwait Business
District. The primary purpose of the project was to create an area of important civic status similar in function and character to that surrounding the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris. In 1989, the Kuwait Municipality invited four of the leading design consultants in Kuwait (SSH, PACE, KEO andJQEC) to participate in a consortium to prepare consolidated design proposals based on the best ideas from competition entries submitted previously by each of the four firms. Abdullah Al-Ahmad Street, as the central street in the project area, became the significant land use element and the focus of the project. The street was realigned towards the centre point of the dome of the Grand Mosque.

Client:Kuwait Municipalit
Associates:PACE, KEO & JQEC (Consortium)
Status:Completed in 1989


http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/4161/abdullahalahmadstreetdevelopme.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4161/abdullahalahmadstreetdevelopme.jpg

*note this is not the final design of the project

I think the final design will be in 3D.

Skoulikimou you meant 1989 right ? Yeah we lost a lot of ground due to the invasion. But c'est la vie :)

when will they start ? any ideas?

Hi,
Does anyone know if this project was approved (final approval)?

Hi,
Does anyone know if this project was approved (final approval)?

I think that it has been approved ages ago (something like over 5 years ago) and a company has been appointed to do this project but they were never given the green light to start this project i.e. this project is probably on hold :) Btw welcome to the sub-forum Colorado-Q8 :)

Thanx......Yeah I've heard of it from a friend a while ago but i thought its just another project that we get to hear about but never see...

The designer of this ugly project should be shot then hanged then shot again.

:?

Any update ????

any developments or is this project scrapped???

The video render for the winning entry by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and SSH International for the international competiton for the educational, cultural and entertainment centre in Kuwait City.
The main aim of this animation is to render, in just 3 minutes, the architectural complexity and atmosphere of some of the key places of this huge city centre project.

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danny21...the project has been on hold 4 years now with no updates...so yes I think the project has been scrapped

Ah the video brought me some bad memories. You think you feel unfortunate for the project being on hold for all those years? imagine how we feel, after spending all the time & effort making that presentation .. we even pulled exhausting all nighters .. and for what? for nothing.

What i know is this is the winning design by Jean Nouvel & SSH. we were declared winners by the municipality, and then poof, nothing after it got approved back in 2004.

50 مليون دينار تكلفة تطوير عبدالله الأحمد
24/03/2010

أعلن مدير إدارة تنمية المشاريع المهندس باتل الرشيدي ان البلدية طرحت مشاريع تنموية عدة وفقا لنظام B.O.T، وتم عرضها على مكاتب استشارية مالية لعمل الجدوى الاقتصادية تمهيدا لطرحها على المستثمرين.
وقال الرشيدي في تصريح لـ«القبس» ان هذه المشاريع تشمل الاستراحات على الطرق السريعة وتطوير شارع عبدالله الأحمد الثقافي والترفيهي، سترى النور قريبا، خصوصا انها مشاريع ضخمة سيكون لها مردود إيجابي وثقافي على البلاد.

وأضاف الرشيدي ان مشروع تطوير شارع عبدالله الأحمد يتكون من مراكز علمية وثقافية وأرشيف معلوماتي الكتروني ومسارح وصالات عرض للمؤتمرات، مشيرا إلى أن هذه الأنشطة ستعزز الدور الثقافي في البلاد.

www.alqabas.com.kw

so, will they construct this project? I sure hope so, but will they?

I work directly behind the proposed land for this project and the municipality has started clearing the land of all parking spaces that were contstructed illegaly on this spot of land. I spoke to the supervisor and he said we have to have it cleared by the 1st of january for the contractor to start a entertainment and sports complex! problem is the parking is a bitch in this part of the city! god help us all :bash:

cool.....I guess that means that the project is approved....that's great news cuz this one of the mega projects in the city and it's one of my favorite.

This project had the ability to refurbish our downtown area.

Is it true that the project is re-launched? I really hope it is. It's a worthy investment.

they won the project 20 years earlier and they haven't sued anyone for this delay?