Bahrain World Trade Centre also called Bahrain World Trade Centre is a twin tower with a height of 240 meters and consists of 50 floors and is located in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. The twin towers were built in 2008 by multinational architecture firm Atkins. It is the first skyscraper in the world to have wind turbines installed in its design. The wind turbines were built and installed by the Danish company Norwin. It cost US$150 million (BD56.7M).
The twin towers were built in close proximity to King Faisal Highway near popular landmarks such as Bahrain Financial Harbour Towers, National Bank of Bahrain and Pearl Towers. They are also the second tallest towers in Bahrain after the Bahrain Financial Harbour Towers. The project has received several sustainable building awards including:
Lev Award 2006 Best use of technology within a grand plan.
Arab World Contracting Sustainable Design Award.
