The Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, a new development north of capital Doha, will have a capacity of more than 86,000.
The emirate state’s bid organisers plan to use the stadium to host the opening match and final should Qatar win the right to stage the tournament.

The design draws on Qatar’s cultural heritage, including a traditional dhow sail.
It also has a fully retractable roof as well as solar cooling technology that will cool the stadium to around 27 degrees C. In June and July, when the tournament will be played, the average daytime temperature is around 40 degrees C.

It will have shade across the entire pitch and will feature the world’s largest cable-net roof. The stadium will also have its own metro station.



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will this be built even after Qatar is eliminated from the race to host the WC?

15km from Doha city centre, so it's in Doha then?

I must protest! Sick design! My vote for Qatar!

Found a video !!!!!!

Lusail Stadium

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some images...

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2139/lusail1.jpg (http://img525.imageshack.us/i/lusail1.jpg/)

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4163/lusail2.jpg (http://img842.imageshack.us/i/lusail2.jpg/)

Bigger images

Without roof

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3566/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/i/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg/)

With roof

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/3566/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg (http://img838.imageshack.us/i/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg/)

Side view
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3566/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg (http://img529.imageshack.us/i/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg/)

Pitch view

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3566/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg/)

Spectator view
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3566/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/i/lusailiconicstadiumnorm.jpg/)

Construction start: 2015
Finished by: 2019

I wonder about such a transparent roof in that sort of climate. The transparency seems nice visually, but something more like a white teflon roof with a wide ventilation gap would seem far more ideal in a desert situation.

Which part of this stadium are modular and how will it be post-World Cup, assuming Qatar wins?

I wonder about such a transparent roof in that sort of climate. The transparency seems nice visually, but something more like a white teflon roof with a wide ventilation gap would seem far more ideal in a desert situation.

The Roof is retractable + The stadium will have eco-friendly cooling technologies which will be able to reduce temperatures of 40+C to 27C.

Which part of this stadium are modular and how will it be post-World Cup, assuming Qatar wins?

Most probably, non. This stadium has great plans post world cup of being used for Social, Entertainment and Cultural events (Not to mention Finals and the possibility of many future events).

I wonder about such a transparent roof in that sort of climate. The transparency seems nice visually, but something more like a white teflon roof with a wide ventilation gap would seem far more ideal in a desert situation.

Are you familiar with an hotel in Abu Dhabi with a large construction around it, almost 70% of it that has several tens on thousands glass pieces? And it is so cleverly designed that it has a natural ventilation effect? I beileve that this stadium might have similar solution.

here's the hotel link http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/10/27/abu-dhabi-grand-prix-launch-pictures/2009abudhabigrandprix_yasisland-12/

Isn't the population of Lusail currently less than 86,000...? That makes this stadium look very stupid, despite its cool architecture

^^ Its considered an extension to Doha city (+1 Million) but Lusail city (The project) will have 200,000 when its complete.

The stadium will be built next to a racing circuit, currently has MotoGP races. F1 in the near future.

^^ Its considered an extension to Doha city (+1 Million) but Lusail city (The project) will have 200,000 when its complete.

The stadium will be built next to a racing circuit, currently has MotoGP races. F1 in the near future.

So is it part of Doha or not??? Sorry I am confused. So how many stadiums are in Doha as part of the world cup bid?? And how many people live in Lusail city at the momet?

Yes it's part of Doha.

It is interesting that Brazilian flags also appear in the video.

^^ Its considered an extension to Doha city (+1 Million) but Lusail city (The project) will have 200,000 when its complete.

The stadium will be built next to a racing circuit, currently has MotoGP races. F1 in the near future.

But the Qatar population is predicted to fall to only 1 mil by 2017.

But the Qatar population is predicted to fall to only 1 mil by 2017.

Your source ? Qatar's population is 1.7 Million today, by 2016 it would be 2.6 Million and more than 3 million by 2022.

Qatar's population is on a constant rise due to an ever growing local population and also the expat population.

Your source ? Qatar's population is 1.7 Million today, by 2016 it would be 2.6 Million and more than 3 million by 2022.

Qatar's population is on a constant rise due to an ever growing local population and also the expat population.

Here is my source. The Gulf Times
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=396732&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28

where is your source?

Here is my source. The Gulf Times
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=396732&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28

where is your source?

The Doha 2016 Olympic Bid Applicant City Book, which is more valid than a random business reporter.

^^ Or has a vested interest in publishing projections in their goal's favour.

^^ Or has a vested interest in publishing projections in their goal's favour.

With 18% Growth ? I don't think so (21% next year :D ).

300 Thousand citizens :colgate:

300 Thousand citizens :colgate:

And ? 500K Aborginials (from a 22Million nation !?) :eek::rofl:

Your Argument: Not Valid.

We're all citizens ya fool. All equal under the law unlike your quasi apartheid system.:cheers::banana::lol::nuts::):):):ohno:

The Doha 2016 Olympic Bid Applicant City Book, which is more valid than a random business reporter.

Do you have a link or just your word?

Do you have a link or just your word?

Here is the figure from the bid book, you could check the file from the link.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9996/dbb2016.jpg (http://img413.imageshack.us/i/dbb2016.jpg/)


http://www.thebidlibrary.com/

Glass roof wot wot! Still the stadia looks like a 60,000 or so stadia. Why does it look so small compared to Soccer City which is just a couple or so seats bigger? Nice stadium though for the world cup finals.

It really doesn't look like more than 70,000 in any way, but its important not to put too much stock into competition renderings, just think of the early renders for South Africa or Brazil's vs what was built/ is being built.

Is this going to be final venue?...

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8941/alusailstadionkopie.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/i/alusailstadionkopie.jpg/)

Is this going to be final venue?...

Yes.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/multisite_files/codesign/imagecache/slideshow-large/Foster-Lusail.jpg


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http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/01270/katar_lusail_DW_Sp_1270132s.jpg


http://uae.viclindsay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_1273.jpg


http://zamfaiz.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Lusail-Iconic-Stadium.jpg


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This photos is an outdated rendering of the VTB Stadium and Arena in Moscow, pretty far from Lusail ;)

can we have the WC2022 bit added on the thread title please :-)

Liking the roof.
Didn't the Tampa Bay Rays have something similair?

Liking the roof.
Didn't the Tampa Bay Rays have something similair?
No one to date had anything quite like that roof. In fact, from what I know, it's still not fully evaluated whether it will or will not be done at all.

No one to date had anything quite like that roof. In fact, from what I know, it's still not fully evaluated whether it will or will not be done at all.

Sorry, wasn't clear enough.
The Tampa Bay Rays hade a proposal of a new stadium with something similair. They are in a dome right now.

Sorry, wasn't clear enough.
The Tampa Bay Rays hade a proposal of a new stadium with something similair. They are in a dome right now.

I thought uoi meant the current stadium, could you show any images of the concept then? I lived with the vision that, as Qatari officials said, there was no roof of that kind anywhere as it is fully retractable while cable-supported.

Nope sorry, Tampa Bay Rays had a sail-like render. Not transparent.
Looking forwards to Lusail City though!

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/RaysBallpark.htm

Their current dome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana_Field

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/incoming/article367156.ece/ALTERNATES/g3l/Qatars-Lusail-Iconic.jpg

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http://www.stadionwelt.de/sw_stadien/images/news/1296126664.jpg

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