British architects to design Qatar2022 Lusail stadium
Renowned British architects Foster and Partners was named on Monday as the designer of the stadium that will host the final of the controversial Qatar football World Cup in 2022.
The 80,000 seater stadium will be built in Lusail, the stadium will be the centrepiece of a huge $45 billion construction project which will see an entire new city rise from the desert in time for football’s biggest tournament in seven years’ time.
Hassan Al Thawadi, the committee’s secretary-general, said: “We look forward to working with them (Foster and Partners) in creating an iconic, contemporary stadium inspired by Qatari culture.
“Lusail Stadium will be the centrepiece of the tournament, an architecturally innovative stadium which maintains sporting functionality and delivers on our sustainability commitments.”
The stadium at Lusail is also expected to host the first game of the tournament as well as the opening ceremony.
Lord Foster, the chairman of Foster and Partners, said it was an “honour to design this centrepiece stadium”.
“We are delighted to have won the international competition,” he added.
The architects are an internationally acclaimed firm responsible for such projects as the redevelopment of the Reichstag Building in Berlin, the Hearst Tower in New York and, perhaps most pertinently, the revamp of Wembley Stadium in London. Photo Credit [Dezeen]
