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The Abu Bakr al Siddiq Mosque was the second of three mosques designed by Iraqi architect Mohamed Saleh Makiya in Doha. Makiya’s hand is immediately discernible in the main entry’s freestanding concrete arch and …
Tucked away in Doha’s al Hilal neighborhood, the Ahmed Yusuf al Jaber Mosque is a tour de force of concrete’s sculptural and structural capabilities. Thirty-two concrete ribs are arranged radially over the center of …
In 1868, Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani signed an agreement with the British to end a violent dispute between Bahrain and the tribes of the Qatar Peninsula, thereby becoming the de facto ruler of his …
1998 Building Engineering Department
2012 Mohamed Ali Abdullah, Private Engineering Office
The name al Qubib derives from the plural form of the Arabic word for “dome,” referencing the mosque’s most salient features. Its many domes and gadrooned minaret top are unusual for Gulf architecture. A …
One of the last works by Philip Johnson before his death in January 2005, this structure was intended for the sculpture garden of the Arata Isozaki-designed Millennium House for Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed al …
Located in the center of the Qatar Peninsula, the al Wabra Majlis was meant to serve as the formal reception area and guest villa for favored guests of Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed al Thani’s …
(2010) Mohamed Ali Abdullah, Private Engineering Office
Soon after being commissioned to lead the restoration of Souq Waqif, Qatari artist Mohamed Ali Abdullah was asked by the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, to lead a similar effort to rebuild …
Scattered around Doha are a number of petrol stations remarkable for their sculptural qualities. Alhadika Petrol Station, located just north of the zoo and pictured here, is composed of a series of striking mushroom-like …
The iconic 300-meter (984-foot) Aspire Tower was built on the outskirts of Doha in the newly developed Sports City complex for the 15th Asian Games. The Games’ torch was displayed in a 30-meter (98.4-foot) …
(2006) CICO Consulting Engineers
Built at the behest of Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim al Thani, this complex at Umm Salal Mohammed (to the northwest of Doha) was completed in 1910 and consists of two watchtowers, a majlis, and …
The Burj Qatar is best described as a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Islamic patterned screen. The building consists of a cylindrical glass office tower overlaid with up to four metal screens depending on …
The Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMUQ) building is centered on Education City’s east-west axis. This is made spatial via a large public walkway that runs the length of the building, dividing it into …
Completed in 1978, the Centre was the Gulf’s first modern, international shopping mall, at the time a novelty for specializing in Western imports. It is immediately recognizable for the space frame canopy overhanging its …
Education City’s Ceremonial Court was built to be a campus-wide venue for performances and special ceremonies. The Court consists of a central stage with a mirror-clad canopy, a reflecting pool, two glazed towers (housing …
Completed in 1956, the Clock Tower was built at the same time that the original Diwan al Amiri began construction. It was designed by Hugh Hale, the British engineer responsible for overseeing the installation …
1989 Rader Mileto and Batori
The first Diwan al Amiri was completed as an expansion to an existing palace and as part of the larger ruler’s complex that at the time included the Diwan, the Clock Tower, the Sheikhs’ …
2012
Commissioned by Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed al Thani, then-chairman of the Qatar National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage, this villa was meant to showcase a portion of the client’s impressive art collection as …
2006
Completed in 1977, the Doha Club is notable for its stunning concrete waffle slab roof and elegant blend of Modernist aesthetic and local sensibilities, evident in the minimal fenestration of its exterior walls. The …
(2001) de Brant Joyce & Partners
What is today the Doha Marriott opened its doors as the Gulf Hotel in February 1973 on a site close to the then-premier Oasis Hotel. The façades feature simple screens composed of alternating offset …
After the State Hospital commission enabled John and Jill Harris to establish their practice, the office of John R. Harris Architects was also tasked with the design of the offices of the Doha Municipality. …
Developed for over a decade by John S. Bonnington Partnership from its origins as a royal menagerie and finally inaugurated in February 1984, the Doha Zoo proved well adapted to the city’s difficult climate. …
(2015) Arab Engineering Bureau
One of a number of police and fire stations designed by the British architectural firm Ardin & Brookes in the early 1980s, this station stands out for its striking gold screen. Composed of lightweight …
After a limited competition in 1979, the design by British architects Twist and Whitley was selected for construction. Replacing the old central post office across the road from Government House, the new building fully …
The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) building is Legorreta + Legorreta’s fourth building on the Education City campus. While it shares a common material palette and sensibility regarding light and …
The Grand Mosque is one of three constituent buildings of the Diwan al Amiri complex, along with the Diwan itself and the Clock Tower. It began construction in the early 1960s in order to …
Designed by Iraq Consult, the office of the esteemed Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji, and built a year after independence, the Gulf Cinema building was one of the earliest public theaters in Qatar. Its vaulted …
When it was completed in 1984, the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) Headquarters stood as one of the few buildings in what was then the New District of Doha. GOIC itself was formed in 1976 …
The Hamad bin Khalifa University Student Centre was built as a recreational hub so that students from each of the Education City schools would have a common place to relax and to interact. The …
Hamad General Hospital was built in response to Doha’s growing population and the concomitant difficulty caused by an increased volume of patients at the State Hospital. It was built to the west of the old hospital …
Qatar’s State Mosque is located along Khalifa Street on a hill overlooking West Bay and the Corniche in the distance. Its design was inspired by the much smaller al Qubib Mosque, noted as a …
2005
Completed shortly after the Sheraton Hotel, this became the first housing project in West Bay. It was designed by the Azerbaijan-born Greek architect George Candilis, previously a member of Team X and a founding …
Although the design of Education City’s Liberal Arts & Science (LAS) Building is officially attributed to the collective Arata Isozaki & i-Net, it is largely the work of Kazuhiro Kojima and Kazuko Akamatsu of …
Mathaf (Arabic for “museum”) is a modest building for an institution with grand ambitions. Located in Education City and housed in a former primary school retrofitted by the French office Bodin & Associés Archtiectes, …
1984 Kenzo Tange & URTEC
The Ministry of Finance is housed in two linked buildings, each notable in their own right. The long bar building to the west is to this day sometimes referred to as Government House, its official …
Built on a barge permanently moored just south of the Sheraton Hotel, the Msheireb Enrichment Centre (MEC) was created primarily to educate the public about Doha’s urban development. Designed by Allies & Morrison, it situates …
Following the failure of an international design competition and three years of negotiations, during which the al Thani family compiled the world’s greatest collection of Islamic art and artifacts, I. M. Pei was finally …
Ateliers Jean Nouvel’s massive expansion to the existing National Museum takes a highly sculptural form intended to evoke the desert rose—a rare, naturally-occurring crystalline formation found in salt flats such as those to the south …
Intended to house Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed al Thani’s extensive photography collection, the National Photography Museum was given a prime position along the Corniche adjacent to the Ministry of Interior. The wings of Santiago Calatrava’s …
The British Political Agency (later the British Embassy) established its residence in al Rumailah in 1963, leaving its previous location adjacent to the Diwan al Amiri complex. This compound consists of a pair of …
Formerly known as the Qatar Monetary Agency, the Qatar Central Bank was designed by the same architecture office as the nearby Qatar National Bank Headquarters, though the two (originally) had strikingly different appearances. The …
Replacing its vernacular-inspired building on the western edge of Education City’s academic campus, Qatar Foundation’s new headquarters is prominently sited at the northern end of the Green Spine across the highway from the National …
The Qatar National Archive is one of three buildings designed by Allies & Morrison that form the northern edge of the new Diwan Amiri Quarter of the Msheireb development, an extensive urban renewal development …
While other, original designs were put forward by Arata Isozaki & Associates, the design selected for the Qatar National Convention Centre is highly reminiscent of their 2002 competition entry for a new train station …
The parking garage for the Qatar National Convention Centre is noteworthy despite its quotidian program. Though of little use for shading, its irregular lattice façades add visual interest to a building that might otherwise fade into the …
While in Doha for another project, Arata Isozaki was given the opportunity to speak with the Emir. Reviewing the architect’s work, the Emir saw his “City in the Air” project—an early speculative design commenting …
The Qatar National Library at Education City is Qatar’s largest and most advanced library and information hub. Over one million books, videos, and primary documents are housed in its single amphitheatre-like space. The corners of the …
The National Theatre and Ministry of Information Complex was part of a larger effort by the Qatari state to build a number of new cultural and governmental buildings following the influx of oil revenue …
(2006) MZ & Partners
Completed in 1978, the headquarters of what was then known as the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation was the first office tower in Qatar and the first building completed on reclaimed land extending the Corniche …
2010 Burns & McDonnell
Notable for its vast, undulating canopy screens and splayed support columns, Woods Bagot’s Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) complex is the most visible manifestation of the Qatar Foundation’s initiative to draw third-party research …
In response to persistent criticism leveled against the Qatari 2022 World Cup bid and the feasibility of holding the competition in Qatar’s sweltering summer heat, the bid committee commissioned Arup Associates to build a …
Although Alison and Peter Smithson’s design for the Qatar State Hospital Competition did not take one of the top three prizes, it is nonetheless worthy of note. The design is boldly straightforward, laying out …
Designed by Egyptian architect Kamal el Kafrawi with structural engineers Ove Arup & Partners (including a young Cecil Balmond), the design for Qatar University’s main campus is an excellent example of a synthesis of …
In 1953, while a British protectorate, the government of Qatar held an international design competition for a new State Hospital, sponsored by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). A young couple, John and …
1918 Abdullah bin Ali al Mail
(1977) Michael Rice and Company, Design Construction Group
The complex that today stands at the center of the National Museum of Qatar originated in 1912 as the home of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim al Thani, an early ruler of Qatar under British …
This house was built sometime between 1956 and 1959 for Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad al Thani, the older brother of Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani, later the fifth Emir of Qatar. It features …
The iconic Sheraton Hotel was the capstone to William L. Pereira Associates’ development and implementation of the New Doha master plan. It stands on the northern end of the Corniche, the first and most …
At the behest of HH Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al Missned, Ushida Findlay Architects and Formation Architects collaborated to design an alternative to the conventional glass box skyscraper. Reacting against sheer glass walls that …
(2008) Mohamed Ali Abdullah, Private Engineering Office
The historical record makes note of Souq Waqif as early as 1766, from which point it has continuously served as a center for trade and urban life. Literally translated as “the standing market,” Souq Waqif …
The State Guest Palace complex consists of four identical palaces laid out in a bilaterally symmetric plan around a central fountain. A formal promenade highlighted by palm trees and a central water channel ended …
Sited just south of the new Qatar Foundation Headquarters, the Strategic Studies Centre is the long, low complement to the verticality of the Headquarters tower. It is composed of a monumental concrete mass that …
Completed in 2007, the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMU-Q) building was the first building designed by Legorreta + Legorreta to be built in Education City, followed by Carnegie Mellon University (CMUQ), the Student Centre, …
The Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) building was completed in 2004, although the college had offered its two-year pre-medical program since 2002 (incidentally, the first coeducational program of higher learning in Qatar). …
Located within a large courtyard at the center of the block to the south of Souq Waqif, this house includes the last remaining authentic wind tower in Qatar. For this reason it is colloquially …
Completed in 1988, the Women’s Hospital was built to complement Hamad General Hospital, continuing the development of what is today known as Hamad Medical City. It was designed by John R. Harris Architects, the office …
2015
Located along the southern edge of Doha’s Msheireb neighborhood, the You & Me Building was immediately recognizable for its glass block infill walls and concrete ornament. Particularly noteworthy was the screen over its central staircase, …
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