Qatar Arising

Doha is today world-class metropolis, where innovative building shapes have changed the skyline of the once small pearl and fishing village. An eclectic mix of architectural designs are constantly changing Doha’s skyline as the city firmly positions itself on the map of international architecture and urbanism. Countless construction sites of new roads, schools, hospitals, malls, hotels, sports facilities, business and residential buildings – modern structures are sprouting in every direction with Doha growing at an immense rate.

3D Power thinks that Doha has not grown over time like old cities around the world; Doha is speeding up on its history and an army of architects is currently shaping Qatar’s capital present and future urban structure. Skyscrapers in the West Bay, luxury hotels and buildings at the Pearl, the New Msheireb project, Education City, the Museum of Islamic Art, the reconstructed Souq Waqif, New Hamad International Airport, new metro, and of course stadiums for the FIFA World Cup 2022 – all of them are products of world renowned architects working in Qatar and the Gulf region. Qatar’s contemporary architecture is in many ways similar to the other developed parts of the world, but at the same time it is trying to bridge the gap between the historic heritage and modern world, with more and more architects basing their ideas on historic Qatari building designs.