Qatar unveils sixth World Cup stadium, designed and conceived by a Qatari architect
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has unveiled the design of its sixth stadium, and it has a distinctive touch of home feel to it.
That is because the Al Thumama Stadium, one of the seven 2022 FIFA World Cup venues, has been designed by renowned Qatari architect Ibrahim M Jaidah, who is also behind Qatar Museum s Fire Station gallery and Doha’s new Ministry of Interior building, reported Gulf Times.
The design of the stadium, based on the gahfiya headdress worn by men across the Arab world and an essential component of traditional Arab dress, is steeped in tradition and history. It is sure to resonate positively across the Arab world.
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SC’s Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi said the design reflects the harmony between Qatari heritage they take pride in and the country’s aspiration towards the future.
“With just over five years to go until Qatar opens the doors of the Middle East to the world, this symbolic design embodies everything that unites us as Arabs and Muslims, and is a fitting tribute to the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East,” he was quoted as saying by The Peninsula.
The innovative arena is being built by a Qatar-Turkey joint venture (JV) between AlJaber Engineering and Turkey’s largest construction company, Tekfen, with enabling works successfully completed in 2016.
Work on the stadium began last year and is set to be complete by 2020.
The stadium is one of the most centrally located venues, nestled in the busy residential Doha suburb of Al Thumama, located just 6km south of Doha’s famous Corniche.
Al Thumama Stadium will seat 40,000 spectators and host matches up to the quarter-final stage when the FIFA World Cup kicks off on November 21, 2022.
Architectural Design Consultant Heerim, who recently worked on the stunning Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan, will also be working on the stadium.
