It has undergone a number of significant transformations since the advent of oil urbanization, often through ambitious, state-led development initiatives that have consistently sought to replace the old with the new.Īfter 1950, almost all pre-oil structures in Kuwait City’s historic urban center were transformed to make way for a new, modern metropolis. Kuwait City has a history of telling its preferred story through its architecture. It is clear from the grand scale of the small Gulf kingdom’s presence at Expo 2020 Dubai that a great deal of thought and attention went into its pavilion design, content and messaging. Kuwait has risen, with flair and ambition, to the occasion of the first World Expo to be held in the Arab world.
Kuwait’s progress as a post-oil nation is reflected in its presence at the World Expo.
