2. Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations
Located only a block away from the United Nations Headquarters on 44th Street in Midtown East, Kuwait’s UN Mission building exudes characteristics of Gulf architecture with Middle Eastern themed geometric details on its golden toned panels. Designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects in 1984, the AIA Guide to New York City describes it as “a melange of Gulf States fantasies and New York State postmodern.”