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On 2nd December 2010, Qatar surprised everyone by being
chosen to host the 2022 World Cup. Now, MEA brings you
our pick of the stadiums, speaks to lead architect Albert Speer
and Partners and lays down some facts about
sustainability in the desert. Game on.
QATARCALL UP
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AL-KHOR
STADIUM
Al-Khor is a brand new 45,330-
capacity stadium with a stunning
seashell moti and a fl exible roo. The
permanent lower tier seats 25,500 and
the modular upper tier seats 19,830.
The stadium of ers spectators a direct
view o the Arabian Gul rom
their seats and will be located
in a new sports and
recreation zone.
AL-GHARAFA
STADIUM
The existing 21,175 capacity
Al-Gharaa stadium will be
expanded to 44,740 seats using
modular elements orming an upper
tier. The acade will be made up o
ribbons representing the nations that
qualiy or the 2022 World Cup. The
stadium will be downscaled to its
existing capacity ater the
tournament ends.
US$9
BILLIONCOST OF THE NEW DOHA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
EXPECTED TO OPEN IN
2012, IT CAN HANDLE
UP TO 50 MILLION
PASSENGERS
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DOHA PORT
STADIUM
The Doha Port Stadium will
have 44,950 seats and sit on an
artifi cial peninsula. It ’s marine setting
is behind the design, and water from
the Gulf will run over its outer facade.
After the event the stadium will be
disassembled and the seats sent
to developing countries to
further their football
development.
AL-WAKRAH
STADIUM
Al-Wakrah is one of Qatar’s
oldest cities and has a long history
of commercial fi shing and pearl
diving. Al-Wakrah stadium, with a
capacity of 45,120, is infl uenced by the
sea that has played such an important
role in the city’s history. After the
FIFA World Cup, the stadium’s
capacity will be reduced to
25,500 seats.
US$42.9BILLIONQATAR’S INVESTMENT
IN A RAIL NETWORK
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QATAR
UNIVERSITY STADIUM
Qatar University Stadium
will replace an existing track and
fi eld stadium on Qatar University ’s
campus and will have 43,520 seats.
The stadiums facade blends traditional
Arabic geometric patterns with free-
form open surfaces. The stadium
will be downsized to 23,500
following the event, and
used by students.
UMM SLAL
STADIUM
Umm Slal Stadium will be
built close to one of Qatar’s most
historically important forts and
seat 45,120. The design is a modern
interpretation of traditional Arab
forts located nearby. After the FIFA
World Cup seating capacity will
be reduced to 25,500. The
stadium will be used by
Umm Slal FC.
US$17BILLION
QATAR’S ALLOCATED
BUDGET FOR TOURISM
IN 2014 ALONE
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nologies for application across Qatar
and potentially across all arid regions.
The stadium was designed to demon-
strate to FIFA that the har sh climate
over the summer months is no longer
a barrier to hosting global events.
The showcase is based on three key
aspects: an exciting architecture and
structure which develops traditional
passive design ideas to a new energy-
saving and comfortable architecture;
photovoltaics that convert the energy
of the sun into electricity and captur-
ing and converting the sun’s heat into
cooling for summertime air condi-
tioning using under-seat supply. The
canopy roof, the fi rst of its kind in the
Who said cooling can’t be carbon neutral?
COOLING
QATAR
A lot of the criticism sur-
rounding Qatar’s bid
for the 2022 World Cup
surrounded the heat,
given that most of the games will be
played during the country’s hottest
months of the year.
The fact that Qatar planned to air
condition its stadiums has also been
subject to some scepticism, but as
engineering giant Arup reveals, it is
possible to keep football stadiums
both cool and sustainable even in the
country’s hottest months.
Arup designed a 500-seat, carbon-
zero model stadium as a development
platform to refi ne sustainable tech-
world, moves to provide cooling shade
within the building and insulates
against the hot sun in summer. In
addition to protection from sun-
light, the canopy can be positioned
to protect from wind during match
times and let spectators and players
take advantage of natura l ventilation.
In hot conditions, the canopy can be
closed in the run-up to an event to
allow cooling to work at maximum ef-
fi ciency, using cooli ng from the sun to
cool down the volume ready for match
time in the sum mer evenings, when it
can be opened.
Meanwhile, the venues’ solar
panels will operate year-round, con-
The model
stadium was
built to prove
that Qatar could
deal with its
hot and humid
climate.
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tinuously exporting
electrical energy to the
grid. On a match day, the
higher electrical demand will
bring electricity back into the acility
rom the grid. This electricity, to-
gether with generators using biouels,
provide robust and reliable power or
both technical a nd general power, so
the events are assured power during
the World Cup. The amount o elec-
tricity generated in this way rom the
sun exceeds the amount o electricity
imported or events over the year,
making the acility zero ca rbon or
electricity. Next to the photovoltaic
panels is an a rray o solar heat col-
lectors, which have
a series o motorised
mirrors that track the sun,
ocusing the sun’s power onto
collecting tubes which have hot water
circulating in them. They collect this
energy in the orm o heat, which
is converted into cooling or the
Showcase environment, and electric-
ity to supply lighting, power and other
unctions within the space. The solar
energy heats water to 200C and is
converted to cooling water by ma-
chines called absorption chillers.
The air-handling units supply this
air to the area beneath the spectators
seats. This cools the seating area and
fl ows down to create cooling or the
players. The suraces o the Showcase
are designed to remain cool through-
out the match to help to stabilise the
heat gains rom lights and people. The
maximum temperatures are below
the guidelines by FIFA to avoid play-
ers suf ering sign ifi cant heat stress
and also beat the ASHRAE comort
standards or spectators.
During the FIFA visit, with an
outside temperature having reached
44 degrees only two hours earlier,
the temperature on the pitch was
recorded as 23 degrees. The stadium
was instrumental in securing Qatar’s
successul bid.
23°CRECORDED
TEMPERATURE
INSIDE ARUP’S
STADIUM
Solar panels will
be operational
all year round,
feeding into the
national grid.
Solar heat will be converted into
cooling, which will be pumped out
through the stadium seats.