Stadium 974, it was thought to be the first ever FIFA World Cup stadium which could be disassembled and then reconstructed anywhere in the world.
Stadium is known with code 974 because the international dialing number of Qatar is +974, Moreover shipping containers also have the same number.
However, it’s concept was shared and designed by Fenwick Iribarren Architects, based in the Spanish capital Madrid.
It has been constructed and paid for by this year’s World Cup host nation Qatar.
The concept of sustainability is at the basic of the stadium’s, says Mark Fenwick, one of the partners in the architectural practice:
“We really felt that it wasn’t really necessary for Qatar to have this eighth stadium after the World Cup,” he says.
“So, we decided to take a very radical strategy, which was to see if we can actually design the stadium which is not only dismantle-able, but was also transportable, and re-mountable in another country, either as a full stadium, or as different pieces which could be put together as a variable amount of sports buildings.”
The sustainability argument has been debated though. Some wrangle Qatar would achieve more benefits environmental wise if the stadium’s vital air conditioning units and other utilities were powered by renewable energy, rather than fossil fuels.
The stadium has a space of 40,000 spectators and is constructed according to a modular design, using recycled shipping containers.
