What unites Gulf countries is the ocean and with it its countless islands, so the Kuwait pavilion which is being prepared for this year's Venice Biennale is about them. Specifically, every collaborating architect of the project has been assigned to a Gulf island in which to embody the research. The jointly proposals will make up a collaborative project in order to represent the … [Read more...]
Our experience on Facades and Roofs shared at Zak World of Façades, Middle East
Aisha Alsager, Managing Director at AGi architects’ Kuwait office, participated at Kuwait's exclusive conference on Facade design & engineering by Zak World of Façades Middle East. Her presentation was entitled Facades and Roofs and she had the opportunity to talk about the different ways in which AGi architects understand them conceptually. In addition, different case … [Read more...]
3D printing and BIM design; In the pursuit of efficiency and productivity
Written by Cristina Ruiz Nolasco, 3D printing specialist and BIM architect at AGi architects. Two years ago, when we first got our 3D printer, there was this hubbub in the office and we were all like the apes around the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey. After more than 50 projects using the 3D printer, we have been able to discover the benefits of this technological … [Read more...]
Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center, Selected project at FAD International Awards 2016
One of our latest healthcare projects, Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center, in Kuwait, has been recognized by FAD International Awards 2016 as Selected project. The jury chose five finalists and five selected projects out of 32 works submitted into this category of international projects. FAD Awards expanded their involvement outside the Iberian peninsula three editions … [Read more...]
Mashhad City Complex – 2nd prize in Competition
Our competition entry for a residential and commercial complex in Mashhad City, in cooperation with Shift, wins Second Prize in Iran The Mashhad City Complex proposal -in the Iranian city of the same name- entered into the competition by AGi architects, in collaboration with the local architecture firm Shift Process Practice, won Second Prize. More than 100 design firms … [Read more...]
AGi architects at Leaders in Architecture MENA Summit, in Dubai
Nasser Abulhasan, Principal and co-founder of our design firm, participated at the Leaders in Architecture MENA Summit held recently in Dubai. Nasser was one of the speakers at the panel discussion entitled Does Size Matter- How Does Small Companies Succeed in Doing Big Projects in the Region? The discussion, moderated by Bhakti More, Associate Professor School of Design … [Read more...]
10 years of AGi architects through our projects
Today we would like to tell you, if you don't know already, that 2016 is a special year to us, as we celebrate no more and no less than 10 years! It's been a decade since Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea and Nasser B. Abulhasan laid the first stone of this architecture studio. Over the course of this decade, we have known success and we have also lived together through rough times … [Read more...]
A tribute to Zaha Hadid
On March 31st, the architecture field's community grieved together over the death of Zaha Hadid. Coming from the decontructivism current of thoughts and known as "The Queen of the Curve", the work of the Anglo-Iraqi architect did not leave anyone indifferent and it undoubtedly broke barriers; that is why we think that it is necessary to pay her tribute by trying to understand … [Read more...]
Residential and Healthcare projects Winners in Kuwait in the MEED Quality Awards 2016
Two of our latest completed projects, the single-family home Wall House, and Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center have become “National Winners in Kuwait” in the MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2016, in association with Mashreq. Wall House has been awarded in the Residential Project of the Year category while the Cardiac Center got the national recognition in the Social, … [Read more...]
Prointel Offices and Credit One, case studies in an event on workplaces in Madrid
Daniel Muñoz, Managing Director at AGi architects Madrid, participated as speaker in the latest event organized by Grupo Vía in Madrid, “Oficinas Rethink”. This was a professional forum to analyze office buildings from the point of view of different design firms and other professionals. Our office recently completed projects, Prointel Offices, in Madrid, and Credit One, in … [Read more...]