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
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Demountable stadium built with shipping containers reaches completion in Qatar
Colourful shipping containers and a modular steel structure make up Stadium 974, which Fenwick Iribarren Architects has completed in Qatar ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More
Stadium modelled on traditional Arab head cap opens ahead of Qatar World Cup
The Al Thumama Stadium in Doha designed by Qatari architect Ibrahim M Jaidah and based on a gahfiya cap has been inaugurated ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More
Pattern Design completes "open air-cooled" stadium ahead of Qatar World Cup
The Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, which will host games on an artificially cooled pitch during the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar, has officially opened exactly two years before the football tournament begins. More
UNStudio creates 37 vaulted stations for Doha Metro
Dutch architecture practice UNStudio has collaborated with the Qatar Rail Architecture Department to create 37 stations for the driverless Doha Metro system, which has opened in Qatar. More
National Museum of Qatar is "a representation of a nation" says Jean Nouvel
Architecture that embodies a country's values can help improve communication between feuding nations, says Jean Nouvel as the National Museum of Qatar opens in Doha. More
Foster + Partners designs golden stadium for Qatar World Cup final
Qatar has revealed plans for the 80,000-seater Lusail Stadium, designed by Foster + Partners to host the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. More
Mondrian Doha hotel is "a place of fantasy" says Marcel Wanders
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders describes the eccentric and theatrical spaces he created for the Mondrian Doha hotel, in this movie Dezeen produced for the AHEAD hospitality awards. More
Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar nears completion
These new images by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan show the almost-complete National Museum of Qatar, designed by architect Jean Nouvel. More
Allies and Morrison's Qatar National Archive references traditional coastal watchtowers
The Allies and Morrison-designed Qatar National Archive in Doha, Qatar, is informed by the layout and materiality of the Middle Eastern country's vernacular architecture. More
Marcel Wanders uses mismatched patterns and oversized furnishings for Doha hotel
Columns adorned with golden eggs, intricate mosaic walls and giant bell-shaped lights are some of the eccentric features that Marcel Wanders has designed for the interiors of Doha's Mondrian hotel. More
Qatar's shipping-container football stadium can be taken apart and reassembled after the match
Modified shipping containers are being used to construct Fenwick Iribarren Architects' Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha for the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. More
Ibrahim M Jaidah unveils cap-inspired stadium for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
The latest football stadium for the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar has been unveiled, featuring a diamond-patterned exterior based on the knitted white cap traditionally worn by Arab men. More
IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art captured in new photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li
These photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li show the monumental form of IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art, eight years after the building completed in Doha, Qatar. More
OMA's Qatar National Library nears completion in Doha
The angular concrete form of the OMA-designed Qatar National Library in Doha has been photographed by several Instagram users, ahead of its imminent completion. More
New photos reveal OMA's completed Qatar Foundation Headquarters
OMA's new headquarters building for the Qatar Foundation in Doha is revealed for the first time in these exclusive photographs. More
UNStudio introduces public trains to Qatar with metro project
News: Dutch firm UNStudio has developed plans for Qatar's first public railway network in an attempt to encourage more of the country's residents to choose public rather than private transport (+ slideshow). More
Qatar National Convention Centre by Arata Isozaki
Gigantic tree-like columns support the overhanging roof of the Qatar National Convention Centre by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, captured in these new shots by Portuguese photographer Nelson Garrido. More
OMA chosen to masterplan Airport City in Qatar
News: Rem Koolhaas' studio OMA has been selected to masterplan a business and residential development linking the city of Doha in Qatar with the new Hamad International Airport. More
Qatar accused of "counterfeiting 1000 street lamps"
Dezeen Wire: Spanish lighting brand Santa & Cole has launched a lawsuit accusing the state of Qatar of copying street lighting devised for Barcelona by Catalan designer Beth Galí in 1996. More