Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait City Museum, Building Design, Architecture Photos, Architect
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre in Kuwait
ASCC Museum Complex in Salmiya, The Middle East – design by SSH architects
30 Nov 2017
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre
Architects: SSH
Location: Arabian Gulf Street, Salmiya, Kuwait City
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Building

The upcoming Kuwaiti museum complex, the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre (ASCC), was named Public Building of the Year at the prestigious ABB LEAF Awards 2017.
 
The annual LEAF (Leading European Architecture Forum) Awards bring together more than 100 leading senior figures from the world?s elite architectural design community to celebrate, discuss and honour some of the best new international projects. All shortlisted and winning projects are recognised as setting the benchmark for the future of the industry.
A joint delegation from the Amiri Diwan of Kuwait and SSH collected the international accolade for the complex at a gala ceremony, hosted at the Royal Horseguards Hotel, in London.

Due to be completed by the end of this year, the centre not only celebrates mankind?s scientific and cultural achievements, but also honours Kuwaiti, Islamic and Arab culture and history. Together, with the award-winning Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre (JACC) and the nearly restored and refurbished Al Salam Palace, the museum complex will form part of a new national...