%0 Journal Article
%T The Socio-Cultural Background of the Development of the City of Kuwait. House of the Merchant Family Al-Badr
%A Pikulski, Aleksander
%J The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/24506249PJ.23.015.19556
%N 18 (2/2023)
%P 73-91
%K urban anthropology, Kuwait, vernacular architecture, social and cultural relationship
%@ 2450-2561
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/pjacns/article/spoleczno-kulturowe-tlo-rozwoju-miasta-kuwejt-dom-kupiecki-rodziny-al-badrow
%X The article is an attempt to look at the origins and development of Kuwait City before the oil boom as a socially created space. Its structure reflects social and economic dynamics as well as cultural and environmental sustainability, although it was the mercantile function that was the most important city-forming factor in Kuwait. The specific character and functionality of the city were determined by its location, climate, connections with the Persian Gulf and, at the same time, Bedouin traditions and culture, as exemplified by the house of the merchant family Al-Badr.