Kuwait seems to be on the way up.  Judging by some of the new projects taking shape on the drawing boards of leading consultants, the horizon looks set to be punctuated with a series of sky-breaking high-rises – many 40 storeys and above.

Work has started on the prestigious Ministry of Interior headquarters project, following the handover of the site to main contractor Khalid Al Kharafi last month. The KD23 million ($77.

The Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST) will strive to make a dramatic impact on the next generation of educational facilities in Kuwait when its new building opens doors in September 2006.

A number of skycrapers – among the first of their scale to be built in Kuwait – are now taking shape on the drawing boards of Salem Al Marzouk and Sabah Abi Hanna (SSH), a leading architectural and engineering consultancy firm that has played a pivotal role in reshaping the skyline of Kuwait.

Following the completion of the prestigious Fahaheel Waterfront, Kuwaiti construction company Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading continues to press ahead with other high-profile projects which have been launched this year in Kuwait’s buoyant construction market.

GULF Consult – which ranks among the top 200 architectural practices in the world rated by World Architecture magazine – is currently working on three private hospitals, among a string of prestigious projects in Kuwait.

Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works is building the largest reverse osmosis-based sewage treatment plant (STP) in the world, in the Sulaibiya area – which, once complete, will produce water for the irrigation of landscaped areas along highways, main roads, and public gardens.