Doha: The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) was awarded the Stadium Design of the Year award for Al Rayyan Stadium at the 2016 World Stadium Congress in Doha.
Abdulla Al Fehani, Al Rayyan Stadium Project Manager at the SC, received the award announced by a judging panel that included Stadia Magazine Editor Matt Ross and Tim Brouw, Stadium and Tournament Consultant.
“It is an honour to receive this award on behalf of the Supreme Committee and a reconfirmation of our commitment to excellence in creating innovative designs which incorporate the culture, heritage and needs of the local community,” said Al Fehani after the award ceremony held on Tuesday evening in Doha.
Al Rayyan is the fifth proposed host venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and is being built on the site of Al Rayyan Sports Club’s former stadium (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium), which was recently deconstructed. The SC unveiled the design of Al Rayyan Stadium at a special ceremony held at Ali bin Abdullah Fort in Al Rayyan in 2015. Al Rayyan’s sporting heritage and Qatar’s environment is reflected in the design of the stadium. The stadium’s façade will feature a multitude of local patterns and designs, which draw on Qatari culture.
Featuring an innovative exterior design, it also aims to create a sense of place unique to Al Rayyan in particular, and more generally to the culture of Qatar and the Middle East. Most of the hospitality and service areas will be located outside the stadium in dune-like structures, which resemble the sand dunes that surround traditional desert tents.
Speaking at the launch of the stadium design, Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, said: “We are very confident that this impressively designed stadium and precinct will become a landmark for the Al Rayyan area and benefit the entire community,” he added.
HE Sheikh Saud Bin Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani, Chairman of Al Rayyan Sports Club said: “We are proud and delighted to be part of delivering one of the proposed host venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, since Al Rayyan Sports Club has played a major role in the history of football in Qatar.”
The Peninsula
