As many of you may have heard from our social media outlets or any other news platforms, the Kuwait Ice Skating Rink is going to be demolished soon and has officially closed to the public today. We ran a Twitter poll that resulted in over 270 votes, with 92% of the votes with renovation as opposed to demolition.
We ran a Twitter poll that resulted in over 270 votes, with 92% of the votes with renovation as opposed to demolition.
In many cities worldwide, there is a preservation department in charge of dealing with all issues such as this, and maintaining any local history, heritage, and cultural elements of architecture. To those arguing that the rink isn’t that old and historic, is demolition really the only way to go about a “failed” building or use of program? Not only is demolition a destruction of architecture and good design, it is also unsustainable and really unhealthy for the environment.
There are final thoughts that the rink might remain open, but it has not been confirmed yet. For now, goodbye Kuwait Ice Skating Rink!