Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Architect: Pace.

The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is a global leader in oil and gas production and has prided itself on technology, innovation and discovery. The Kuwait International Petroleum Research Centre (KIPRC) is a 21st-century research facility that symbolises the values and aspirations of KOC and creates an unparalleled environment for work, research and collaboration. Architecture has a profound impact on how people interact and exchange ideas, and the concept is engineered to leverage spaces that facilitate and provoke the types of human interaction that lead to problem-solving and innovative collaboration.