LOCATION – Lusail, Qatar
ARCHITECTURE – Foster+Partners

Inaugurated on 9 September 2022, Lusail Stadium will be the centerpiece venue for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Its striking yet simple form reflects the building’s function, responds to the climate of Qatar and enhances the theater of the event.

The seating bowl is expressed externally as a burnished golden vessel, which sparkles against the sunlight.

The façade features triangular openings that visually reinforce the bowl’s structural diagrid and form a perforated screen to provide shade and filter dappled light on to the internal concourses.

The high-performance façades and an innovative roof design reduce the stadium’s energy consumption. Outdoor cooling technologies are used to maximize comfort within the open-air stadium.

With a primary aim of creating an immersive atmosphere for both players and spectators, the pitch and its relationship to the seating bowl was the starting point of the stadium’s design.

The stadium bowl acts as a contained ‘vessel’ which comes to life during matches and events.

The 307-metre-diameter ‘spoke-wheel’ cable net roof brings environmental comfort while also unifying the entire stadium under a single envelope. Its outer compression ring is connected to a central tension ring by a complex cable system. This method creates a wide-expanse roof without the need for supporting columns.

Playful with scale and geometrically elegant, the new Lusail Stadium will be an enduring symbol for Qatar’s post FIFA World Cup™ legacy. The purity and simplicity of stadium’s form make it an iconic addition to the city skyline.

Lusail Stadium has achieved a five-star rating under the Global Sustainability Assessment System.