Madinat Aj•Hareel, otherwise known as Silk City, is an innovatwe solution to the
problems facing Kuwait. This $130 billion project will result in the construction of a new
city, combining residential, financial and commercial districts. Taking its name from the
ancient silk routes that traversed Kuwait, the ultimate aim of the project is to establish
s Kuwaits status as a commercial hub ofthe world, blilst providing habitation and a
desirable lifestyle for the proposed citys 700,000 residents. The city will also create
450,000 new jobs.
The city, which is to be built in Subla, north of Kuwait City, will be a unique city because
its layout has been completely and meticulously planned from its inception. In this way,
10 its growth will be less lorganic than other cities, which often add housing and businesses
as needed, but will benefit from clear demarcations beb,veen residential, financial,
commercial, and leisure areas, The design is not simply about creating living places,
but creating an architectural space that induces contentment and wellbeing. The city is
going to be built with its residents in mind and features large expanses of greenery along
15 with all the normal amenities people in the modem world have become accustomed to. In
fact, to guarantee the residents happiness, the city is designed so that you will never be
more than three blocks away from a garden or water,
The jewel of Madinat AI•Hareer will be the Burj Mubarak AI•Kabir, This tower,
which will stand at 1001 metres and 200 storeys high, Will house the equialent of seven
20 Ivertical villages. This imposing construction will dominate the skyline, and is just one
example of the ways in which modem engineering allows designers to overcome the
constraints of limited land.