Qatar massive 40,000-seat arena for the World Cup designed from shipping containers.
Official architect partners on the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium are Fenwick Iribarren, Schlaich Bergermann Partner and Hilson Moran.
Within the last several years, major international sporting events such as the Olympics and the World Cup have left host countries spending billions of dollars on creating massive structures to hold spectators and house competitors. And then, once the event is over, those buildings no longer serve a purpose. Non-reusable structures have become one of the biggest critiques of international sporting events in recent years.
Qatar hopes to save itself from a fate of Rio de Janiero and Shanghai.
Brazil spent over $3 billion preparing stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, only to be followed shortly after by the 2016 Olympics.
One arena, the Arena Amazonia in the jungle town of Manaus, cost a reported $300 million to build. That didn't include flying teams to and from the area, as the city of Rio had little space for more stadiums as is.
At $550 million, the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia was the most expensive to build. It hosted seven World Cup games and is now being used as a bus parking lot, according to a Reuters report.
Source: World Cup Stadium in Qatar Will Be Constructed Entirely Out Of Reusable Shipping Containers.
Official architect partners on the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium are Fenwick Iribarren, Schlaich Bergermann Partner and Hilson Moran.
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| Fenwick Iribarren Architects |
Within the last several years, major international sporting events such as the Olympics and the World Cup have left host countries spending billions of dollars on creating massive structures to hold spectators and house competitors. And then, once the event is over, those buildings no longer serve a purpose. Non-reusable structures have become one of the biggest critiques of international sporting events in recent years.
Qatar hopes to save itself from a fate of Rio de Janiero and Shanghai.
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| Fenwick Iribarren Architects |
Brazil spent over $3 billion preparing stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, only to be followed shortly after by the 2016 Olympics.
One arena, the Arena Amazonia in the jungle town of Manaus, cost a reported $300 million to build. That didn't include flying teams to and from the area, as the city of Rio had little space for more stadiums as is.
At $550 million, the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia was the most expensive to build. It hosted seven World Cup games and is now being used as a bus parking lot, according to a Reuters report.
Source: World Cup Stadium in Qatar Will Be Constructed Entirely Out Of Reusable Shipping Containers.
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