Al Hamra Tower

The Al Hamra Tower is a skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Al Hamra is the tallest building in Kuwait and the 23rd tallest in the world.ProfileThe construction of the skyscraper started in 2005. It was completed in 2011. Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings, Merrill and Ramshir and Callison, it is the tallest building in Kuwait, the tallest carved concrete skyscraper in the World, and the twenty third tallest building in the world at 414m.The tower was included in the list of the best inventions of 2011 by TIME magazine.Awards2011: Emporis Skyscraper Award2010: Cityscape • Commercial / Mixed Use Built 2008: Chicago Athenaeum - American Architecture Award2008: Chicago Athenaeum - International Architecture Award for best new global design2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Overall2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Tall Buildings2007: Miami Architectural Bienal - Bronze Unbuilt Project