Arraya Tower

Arraya Tower
General information
Location	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Construction started	2005
Completed	2009
Height
Architectural	300 m (980 ft)[1]
Top floor	229 m (751 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	60[1]
Elevators	16[1]
Design and construction
Owner	Aspire Zone Foundation[1]
Main contractor	Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company[1]
Architect	Fentress Architects[1]
Developer	Salhia Real Estate Company[1]
References
[1]

The Arraya Tower is a skyscraper completed in 2009 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The tower serves as a grade-A office structure. With sixty stories, and 300 metres high (with a 45-metre spire), the building was the tallest tower in Kuwait until the construction of Al Hamra Tower in 2011. It is currently the 59th tallest building in the world. On January 19, 2010, The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Arraya Tower was the 4th tallest building completed in 2009 ^[2].

Curtis W. Fentress, FAIA, RIBA, of Fentress Architects, is the principal architect of the building, and Ahmadiah Construction is the primary contractor. The tower will complement the existing 130-meter high Arraya Tower housing offices and the Courtyard by Marriott hotel, as well as the upscale Arraya Shopping Mall and the Arraya Ballroom.

Construction on the tower began in February 2005, with occupation scheduled for February 2009. As of August 22, 2008, the tower had been topped out and the superstructure was complete. Exterior cladding, consisting of white marble, green glass and steel rods, was mostly complete. Interior works are well underway and wraped up in early 2009 in time for the tower's opening.

See also

• Liberation Tower
• Kuwait Towers

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Arraya Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. http://skyscrapercenter.com/kuwait-city/arraya-tower/. 
2. ^ [1]

External Links

• Arraya Tower on CTBUH Skyscraper Center

Coordinates: 29°22′34″N 47°59′25″E / 29.376248°N 47.990406°E / 29.376248; 47.990406