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- Qatar unveils first-ever FIFA World Cup stadium to be built from shipping containers Tue, 28 Nov 17, 9:28pmAbandoned stadiums and crumbling arenas are often left in the wake of events like the World Cup and the Olympics. In a bid for more sustainable construction, Qatar has unveiled plans for the world’s first fully modular...
- Subterranean Oxygen Park is a breath of fresh air in the Qatari desert Fri, 18 Aug 17, 7:30pmA “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active, and reconnecting them to nature. Erik Behrens and James Haig Streeter of AECOM recently completed Oxygen Park, a unique public space...
- Qatar’s largest labor ‘city’ to hold 70,000 migrant workers Tue, 12 May 15, 3:00amQatar has announced plans to build seven cities to house the migrant workers on whose backs the 2022 World Cup stadiums will be built. The largest, called "Labor City," will hold 70,000 people, as well as the second largest...
- Arup and RFA Fenwick Iribarren Architects unveil plans for the new Qatar Foundation Stadium Wed, 25 Feb 15, 2:00amThe Qatar Foundation and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy has officially unveiled the design for the Qatar Foundation Stadium. Part of the Health and Wellness Precinct located in Qatar Foundation Stadium City...
- Arup and RFA Fenwick Iribarren Architects reveal their design for the new Qatar Foundation Stadium Wed, 25 Feb 15, 2:00amThe Qatar Foundation and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy has officially unveiled the design for the Qatar Foundation Stadium. Part of the Health and Wellness Precinct located in Qatar Foundation Stadium City...
- SOMA Architects’ luxury Shaza Hotel breaks ground in Doha Fri, 6 Feb 15, 5:00amSOMA Architects just announced that their project for a new Shaza Hotel in Doha, Qatar, broke ground and is expected to open early next year. The signing of this iconic hotel was announced at the Arabian Travel Market 2013...
- UN Studio Unveils 35 Vaulted Rail Stations for Qatar’s Doha Metro Fri, 19 Sep 14, 3:00pmUN Studio drew upon three distinct lines of design to create different environments and performative qualities. The overall configuration of the project is based on triangular base forms, and the massing and geometry adapts...
- Could Solar-powered Desalination Solve California’s Water Supply Problem? Fri, 28 Feb 14, 3:50amCalifornia is suffering through its worst drought in decades, and it has gotten so bad that officials announced that 17 communities across the state are in danger of running out of water within 60 to 120 days...
- Will the buildings of the future be grown underwater? Mon, 17 Feb 14, 9:44pmIn a new exhibition, Michael Pawlyn lays out his vision for architecture inspired by the natural world – including biorock buildings grown entirely underwater and whole office blocks being lit by learning from the blind...
- Solar-powered Desalination Could Solve California’s Water Supply Problem Fri, 31 Jan 14, 5:30amCalifornia is suffering through its worst drought in decades, and it has gotten so bad that officials announced that 17 communities across the state are in danger of running out of water within 60 to 120 days...
- A Palace For Nature: Sanzpont Arquitectura Unveils Plans for a Self-Sustaining Botanical Oasis in Qatar Wed, 18 Dec 13, 5:00pmSanzpont Arquitectura was invited to submit a proposal for an international restricted competition to create an innovative, ecological palace in Qatar...
- Sou Fujimoto’s Modular Outlook Tower is Cooled by Indoor Waterfalls Fri, 22 Nov 13, 4:20amSou Fujimoto's Outlook Tower is designed for a site at the end of a large avenue in Doha, Qatar. "From afar, the volumes are perceived as a gateway connecting the Corniche Sea with the mainland while having an overall mirage-like...
- Sou Fujimoto’s Crazy Outlook Tower is Cooled by Indoor Waterfalls Thu, 21 Nov 13, 5:00pmSou Fujimoto's Outlook Tower is designed for a site at the end of a large avenue in Doha, Qatar. "From afar, the volumes are perceived as a gateway connecting the Corniche Sea with the mainland while having an overall mirage-like...
- British Gas owner secures £4.4bn deal with Qatar for four-year LNG supply Thu, 7 Nov 13, 5:44amCenrica agrees to import 3m tonnes of liquefied natural gas from Qatargas, as previous contract nears expiryCentrica, the owner of British Gas, has turned to Qatar for its energy supplies in a £4.4bn deal that will mean...
- Tech Talk - of Egyptian Bread and Oil Sun, 28 Jul 13, 9:29pmThe turmoil in the Middle East shows little sign of ending in the near future, and the potential lack of enough cheap fuel for the population is a warning that the levels of unrest may continue and even get worse...