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According to FIFA World Cup 2022 organisers, stadium number 974, built in Doha, with a seating capacity of forty thousand, will be completely dismantled after the global tournament concludes. A port-side structure made from recycled shipping containers and steel will disappear and could be shipped to countries that need the infrastructure.
According to fresh reports, the organisers have confirmed the development and stated that the stadium's future was pre-planned. Karim Elgendy, an associate fellow at the London-based Chatham House think tank, who previously worked as a climate consultant for the World Cup, claims that designing for disassembly is one of the key principles of building a sustainable building.
"It allows for the natural restoration of a building site or its reuse for another function," he was quoted in several media reports. Stadium 974, named after Qatar's international dialing code and the number of containers used to build the stadium, is the only venue Qatar constructed for the World Cup that isn't air-conditioned.
Due to the same reason, the venue only hosts evening matches when the temperature is cooler. Fenwick Iribarren Architects, which designed Stadium 974 and two other World Cup stadiums, has claimed that the sole idea was to avoid building a 'white elephant,' a stadium that is left unused or underused after the tournament ends, as happened following previous World Cups in South Korea, Brazil and Russia. Meanwhile, FIFA organisers have also revealed plans for the other six stadiums after the games.
Reportedly, many stadiums will have several seats removed. The multi-coloured shipping container is used as building blocks for Stadium 974 and housing facilities, such as a restroom in the structure's interior.
"The giant Lego blocks, the bright red, yellow and blue corrugated steel boxes appear suspended between layers of steel; such design gives the stadium an industrial look," FIFA organisers have been quoted in several media reports.
