The multiplex typology : living in Kuwait's hybrid homes. / txt
Sharifa Alshalfan, Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea,Sarah Alfraih.
- 199 p. : ill. ; photo. ; col. ; plans ; 24 cm. book
- Basics 148 The multiplex typology .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-196) and index.
Acknowledgements 6 -- Preface 10 -- Urban Living in Kuwait: The Social Contract 16 -- The Evolution of the Kuwaiti Home 46 -- Spaces of Living: Behaviours Beyond the Typology 94 -- Adaptations to Living: Opportunities for the Future 150 -- Epilogue 184 -- Al-Bader house -- Al-Manakh -- Al-Mangaf -- Al-Mubarakiyah suq-- Al-Sawaber Complex -- Al-Zahra -- Badu -- Bagdeer (windtower) -- Bneid Al-Gar -- Dasma -- Diwaniya -- Fahaheel -- Faiha -- Gulf Road -- Hadhar -- Hawalli -- Hessa Al-Mubarak District -- Jaber Al-Ahmed -- Jabriya -- Jahra Gate -- Kuwait City -- Kuwait Municiality -- Kuwait Towers -- Mina Abdullah Refinery -- Minoprio, Spencely and Macfarlane -- Mishref -- Ornamentation-- Qortuba -- Ring Roads -- Safat Square -- Sahel (Waterfront) -- Sulaibikhat -- Suq (market) -- United Real Estate Company --
The Multiplex Typology explores the unplanned hybrid typology that emerged in Kuwait in response to certain economic, sociocultural, and regulatory constraints.