Al Thumama Stadium received the MIPIM/Architectural Review Future Project Award 2018 in the sport and stadiums category. It also won the best design award in the “Sports Facilities and Stadiums Under Construction” category at the 17th edition of the MIPIM/Architectural Review Future Project Awards. This award recognizes the technological innovations used in their design and construction, as well as their connection to the environment.The first stadium designed by a Qatari architect, Ibrahim Mohammed Jaidah drew inspiration from the gahfiya, traditional headwear in Qatar and across MENA. The stadium’s white cladding mimics the complex design of the gahfiya, a head piece worn by young boys before they reach adulthood, at which point ghutras are added atop the gahfiya.
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