The Al Ahmadi Cultural Center is a new public amenity that celebrates Kuwaiti culture by promoting art, music, theater, and dance, while inspiring a new generation of the nation's youth. The Cultural Center contains two 800-seat theaters, a 400-seat music theater, 400-seat cinema, conference center, childrenÂ’s center, and galleries dedicated to fine arts, heritage and archaeology. The building is organized around a central courtyard, much like the traditional Kuwaiti house. Visitors enter the building through the courtyard; from there, they then can enter any of the performance and gallery spaces. Natural light is the driving factor behind the building?s design and programmatic layout. Tuned to the environment, the building?s design elements serve to shield, filter, and channel the strong desert sunlight.