Kuwait 2025
An exploration of the dissonance between space, time, and matter in shaping environments, reflecting social, political, and economic influences.
Title: Kaynuna
Commissioner: Abdulaziz AI-Mazeedi (Head of Design and Planning Division of the NCCAL)
Curators: Hamad Alkhaleefi, Naser Ashour, Rabab Raes Kazem, Mohammad Kassem
Exhibitors: Ahmad Almutawa, Alya Aly, Batool Ashour, Dalal AlDayel, Dana AlMathkoor, Danah Alhasan, Danah El-Madhoun, Essa Alfarhan, Fatemah Alzaid, Fatima Alsulaiman, Hasan Almatrouk, Haya Alfadhli, Haya Alnibari, Hussain Alkazemi, Khaled Alanjery, Khaled Mohamed, Nour Alkheder, Qutaiba Buyabes, Sakinah Muqeem, Zainab Murtadhawi
The pavilion analyses Kuwait’s architectural evolution, where modernisation erodes vernacular heritage, favouring demolition over adaptation. The project proposes a reclamation framework integrating cultural values with sustainable methodologies, bridging theory and practice to create resilient, localised development. It envisions a hybrid approach that transcends conventional metrics by redefining identity beyond aesthetics, fostering a dynamic, intentional infrastructure for future growth.
Kaynuna is a process-oriented methodology that pursues a new reality toward understanding and creating an infrastructure for intentional development and a localised approach to sustainability.
VENUE:
Tesa 42, Arsenale di Venezia
OPENING TIMES:
May 10 – Sep 28 11am – 8pm; Sep 29 – Nov 23 10am – 6pm
ADDRESS
Tesa 42, Fondamenta Case Nuove 2738/C, 30122 Castello, Venice, Italy
