Thursday, September 25, 2008

Underground Stadium in Doha, or how to observe football avoiding 50ºC


The first underground stadium ever constructed will be ready in 2010: here we have The Wall Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

Why underground? Obviously it’s a great revolution to have the world’s first underground stadium but there’s one priceless benefit, especially in a climate such as Qatar’s: on summer, Doha’s temperature reaches 50ºC.




Nicknamed "The Laptop" the stadium will have no traditional floodlights. As an alternative, the lights will be embedded into the architecture, which adds to the clean futuristic look.

The stadium is part of Doha’s forthcoming bid to host the 2018 World Cup and if the location was decided purely down to stadium architecture, they may have a chance.

But the one concern is The Wall will only be able to seat 11.000 people, not much population for a WC…




No comments: