Al-Wakrah stadium design inspired from Qatari Heritage

A fruitful symposium held at the ongoing Aspire4Sport Congress and Exhibition on Sunday confirmed that the Qatari heritage and historical legacy were jointly used as a source of inspiration to design Al Wakrah new stadium ( first stadium for  2022 FIFA World Cup). In his  speech at the symposium on Sunday, Mr. Ghanem Al Kuwari, the Director of  the Sport Facilities at  the 2022 WC Higher Organizing Committee revealed that, the Qatari heritage  , the essence of the traditional dhow and the  Arabian pearl fishing boat were dully considered in  the design of  Al Wakrah new stadium. Likewise, Mr. Jim Jeverin, senior Zahid Hadid company architect and designer of the stadium outlined that the stadium was designed in compliance with  the FIFA criteria and regulations , by using environment friendly - materials. From his part, Mr. Graham Grimmer from AECOM company (one of the executing companies of the project) said that the surrounding area of the stadium will be an ideal location for the fans, where the fans will  be transported from the Metro station to the stadium  gates smoothly. “ There is a positive communication with  the FIFA to shed light on the Qatar Heritage through the stadium design, also there is a full agreement between the two sides in these matters” said Mr. Grimmer. Source: Qatar Olympic Committee