Beiruting News

Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium is straight out of sci-fi

Known for her futuristic, curvy and geometrically intricate architectural creations, Zaha Hadid seems like the perfect candidate to design the stadium hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Her design firm recently released its concept for the space-like Al Wakrah Stadium to be developed alongside AECOM with the guidance of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee.

To protect spectators from the scorching 50 degrees-plus Qatari heat, Hadid fitted the stadium with a sun-blocking curving roof to keep things cool, alongside the power of air conditioning to keep the indoor temperature at around or below 30 degrees.