City of Silk مدينة الحرير

Madinat al-Hareer (Arabic: مدينة الحرير, meaning "City of Silk"), is a proposed 250 square kilometer planned urban area in Subiya, Kuwait, an area just opposite Kuwait City which, upon construction, would include the Burj Mubarak al-Kabir , the world's tallest structure, a natural desert reservation of 2 square kilometres, a duty free area which will be beside a new airport, in addition to a large business center, conference areas, environmental areas, athletic areas, and areas that concentrate on media, health, education, and industry. The City of Silk will also include numerous tourist attractions, hotels, spas, and public gardens. As of this time, it is unclear as to the scope of this project, if it has received any approvals, or if it has the required funding; however, the city will be built in individual phases with total completion within twenty-five years. The development will cost an estimated 25 billion Kuwaiti Dinars (86.1 billion USD). Burj Mubarak al-Kabir should not be confused with the Al Jaber Tower proposed by the famous Italian architect Amero Marchetti, part of the planned "ethic city". If built the Al Jaber Tower would reach 1852 meters.

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[az90az90az90az]

2023 OR 2033

[triplemarabia]

2033 I guess!! maybe

[q812111]

مشكور على الفيديو!

[triplemarabia]

الله يخليك

[kuwaityinusa]

@triplemarabia

maybe 3033 ....

[3odiak]

@triplemarabia это город будущего!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alshla7e305]

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[Crazylalalalala]

@DragnGo

if that center peice is just a gimmick its quite a huge one and seems to be the center of their adveritisment. That would be the tollest building in the world by a lot and would probably cost far more then the 25 life zones that are suggested.

and you are right in their rendering the city of silk seem to hold millions not just 700,000

the 25 life zones seems like a good idea the rest not so much. hope it works out.

[DragnGo]

@Crazylalala They're building '25 life zones' with a family orientation, so that's where the citizen population will be. I think the high rises are a lie, most of them are copied from the L.A skyline to impress. I'm as confused about that part as you. It seems to me that with so many high rises you could maintain closer to 3m people. The center piece tower is a marketing gimmick. The MUST for housing and job I think comes from what FDR tried to do in the U.S, but failed. We borrowed the idea.

[Crazylalalalala]

@DragnGo

well the MUST part of it certenly is not common in many other countries. although similar programs do exist perhaps at a different scale.

this might be another missunderstanding on my part, but Silk city seems to be mostly appartments and not houses. In fact seemed like a resurt town for the rich in the way they depict it in their renderings. Isnt that counter productive considering your statment of the unwillingless of citizens to live in appartments?

[DragnGo]

@Crazylalalala I meant the government MUST provide a free house to every married couple, which means citizens are unwilling to live in apartments. As it is, expansion can only continue westward and southward (no south west, since there's a giant oil lake), which creates bottle necks as they commute to Kuwait City through tight spaces between oil fields. East is the Gulf, and North across the bay is where the silk city would be. I understand your skepticism; projects in the Gulf are often stupid.

[Crazylalalalala]

@DragnGo

i dont knw why you thought it was necessary to tell me the story about the ownership cause pretty much every country people have that right.

That figure does makes sense but only assuming that the population growth would remain at 3.5% per year which i dont know if it is reasonable.

and it is unusual Kuwait as an incredibly high growth rate.

my main problem with it is that there is plenty of space in Kuwait why spend that kind of money in one spot?

but i dnt knw much about it