"Between 400 and 500" deaths connected to World Cup construction says top Qatar official
The secretary-general of Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy has said that at least 400 migrant workers died building the World Cup. More
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Hen's Teeth and Amnesty International launch football kits to support World Cup migrant workers
Creative agency Hen's Teeth has released the Goalissimo range of football shirts created for human rights group Amnesty International's FIFA: Time to Compensate Migrant Workers in Qatar campaign. More
Symmetry and reflection define Qatar desert installation by Olafur Eliasson
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has created an installation named Shadows Travelling on the Sea of the Day comprised of twenty circular structures during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar . More
Week envisions Qatar World Cup migrant worker memorial to "reflect the scale of the humanitarian disaster"
Architecture studio Week has envisioned a 4.4-kilometre-high memorial to draw attention to the number of reported deaths connected to the construction of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. More
This week we reviewed the architecture, design and controversies of the World Cup
This week on Dezeen, we focused on the architecture and design of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar along with the human rights and sustainability controversies that are overshadowing it. More
World Cup sustainability claims "built on sand" say experts
Amid widespread scepticism about the sustainability claims of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Dezeen asked experts if carbon-neutral global sporting events are possible. More
Ten cultural buildings completed in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup
Qatar has invested huge sums of money to expand its cultural offerings ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with statement buildings by some of the world's biggest architects. Here, we round up 10 architectural landmarks that have recently been built in and around Doha. More
Dezeen's guide to all 32 teams' football kits at the 2022 World Cup
Ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup commencing in Qatar on Sunday, we have rounded up the kits of all 32 teams playing in the international football competition. More
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Qatar's "extensive" World Cup stadium renovation
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the renovation of Qatar's Khalifa International Stadium for the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More
Dezeen's guide to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar stadium architecture
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar set to kick off on Sunday, Dezeen rounds up the eight stadiums hosting the tournament including a hat-shaped building and a "diamond in the desert". More
Silence of World Cup stadium architects "assists" Qatar's sportswashing attempts
Architects of the FIFA 2022 World Cup stadiums should speak out on human rights issues or risk helping Qatar in its "sportswashing attempts", says Amnesty International's Peter Frankental in this exclusive interview. More
Qatar's national stadium revamped ahead of FIFA 2022 World Cup
The Khalifa International Stadium in Doha has been renovated for use as one of eight venues that will host the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar. More
Qatar "turning a blind eye" to abuse of World Cup migrant workers says Amnesty
Labour abuses are still happening "on a significant scale" in Qatar despite "noticeable improvements" to migrant workers' conditions ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International. More
Denmark unveils World Cup kits as "protest against Qatar and its human rights record"
Sports brand Hummel has designed toned-down football kits for the Danish national team to play in at the FIFA 2022 World Cup as a protest against the event being hosted in Qatar. More
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Foster + Partners unveils "striking yet simple" stadium for Qatar World Cup final
UK studio Foster + Partners has revealed images of its golden Lusail Stadium in Qatar, which will host the final of the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More
Qatar World Cup's claim of carbon neutrality is "simply not credible" says report
The organisers of the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar have been accused of making misleading promises about the event's carbon neutrality by significantly underestimating the emissions associated with its newly built stadiums. More
Joan Sibina creates cylindrical sports museum encircled by Olympic rings
Spanish architect Joan Sibina has designed the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha, Qatar, which features a cylindrical glass building within five intertwined Olympic rings. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
A building in the shape of the year 2022 features in today's Dezeen Debate newsletter
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Ibrahim M Jaidah's design for a building in Doha, Qatar, that is shaped like the number 2022. More
Qatar builds 2022-shaped building to mark World Cup year
Architect Ibrahim M Jaidah has designed a building in the shape of the year 2022 in Doha, Qatar, to coincide with the county hosting the FIFA World Cup. More
Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar
Multidisciplinary studio Dar Al-Handasah has completed the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Khor for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More