During the first orientation weeks at the end of August, my school organized some activities for the new staff, to help us with the acclimation process. The events continued in September too. I joined to the last of them so far since it was an excursion to one place I couldn’t visit last year: The Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development Headquarters. This building hosts three more organization related to the Arab League. It was a very interesting and surprising visit due to the amount of details and curiosities inside this place.
Behind an apparently dull and could facade, there is an architectural marvel which combines perfectly modernity and tradition. The building, inaugurated in 1994, hosts several offices, a library and various impressive meeting rooms. There are some theme halls, related to a particular country and its style, such as the Tunisian Room or the Damascene Room. There is also a prayer room and an atrium with trees and even birds. The decoration is fantastic and, among other elements, there are authentic pieces of museum.
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| Multi-function hall |
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| Prayer Room |
The building is designed in a way which insulates the heat while keeping as much natural light as possible. Every detail (the size of the windows, the angle of the sunbeams according to the time, the materials in each area, the acoustics, etc.) is planned with a pinpoint accuracy. We could notice that thanks to our guide, who was the designer of this master piece. What a privilege!
We really enjoyed the place and its idea of diversity keeping a constant harmony. It was an unexpected feeling because it is not easy to find beautiful spots in Kuwait. It was proved one more time that it is a matter of investigating a little bit and keeping aware about what people is informing. If you need more info about this building, you can visit its website following this link:
wow this is absolutely beautiful
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