Eric Kuhne

Eric Kuhne

Eric Robert Kuhne (born September 2, 1951) is an American-born architect living and working in London. Owner of CivicArts / Eric R Kuhne & Associates, his office is a research and design firm which has completed projects on five continents. The philosophy of CivicArts is to "re-unite the creative arts of art, architecture, garden, interior, urban and industrial design." He advances the theory of CivicArts as a counterpoint to the anonymity of modern culture.

With major projects around the world, Kuhne's best known assignment was the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent completed in 1999, the largest shopping mall in Europe. He is perhaps best known now for his recent master plan for Kuwait’s City of Silk which includes a proposal for a record-breaking 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) Burj Mubarak al-Kabir (Arabian Nights Tower). He was subsequently commissioned to create a similar project in Dubai in February 2008.