City of Silk Rail Network to Link Middle East & China
Posted By Ali Kriscenski On August 4, 2008 @ 5:00 am In Green Transportation,Urban design | 2 Comments
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A massive urban masterplan [5] has been approved for Madinat al-Hareer, or City of Silk, in Subiya, Kuwait. With a budget of £66 billion ($132bn USD), the project is an ambitious endeavor that will provide a rail network [6] between major Middle East cities and China. Kuwait, Damascus, Baghdad, and Iran are all along the intended railway route, which will link these cities to Israel and China. Boasting a new tower that will become the world’s tallest [7], the design for City of Silk will also include numerous recreation and business attractions, including a National Wildlife Sanctuary.
British architects Civic Arts | Eric Kuhne Associates [8] designed the city complex masterplan, which will include residences, hotels and retail with housing for up to 700,000 people. A stadium, new airport and 23.5 kilometer bridge (to Kuwait City) are also planned. The entire project will cover 250 square kilometers with specific areas for a variety of city activities. At the center, Burj Mubarak al-Kabir will become the world’s largest tower at 1001 meters high, clearing the Burj Dubai [9] by 200 meters and nearly doubling the height of the Taipei 101.
Civic Arts hopes that the project will be completed by 2023.
+ Civic Arts | Eric Kuhne Associates [8]
Via World Architecture News [10]
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[5] urban masterplan: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/17/schmidt-hammer-lass-architects-ecobay/
[6] rail network: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/04/transportation-tuesday-can-spains-ave-train-kill-the-airplane/
[7] the world’s tallest: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/25/new-gazprom-tower-will-be-europes-tallest-most-sustainable/
[8] Civic Arts | Eric Kuhne Associates: http://www.civicarts.com/
[9] Burj Dubai: http://www.burjdubai.com/
[10] World Architecture News: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=10144
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