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COVER STORY | QATAR 2022

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.

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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







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





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





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.





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.

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