The 2022 World Cup opened with a $220 billion investment, setting the record for the "most expensive" World Cup in history for host Qatar. Qatar's infrastructure projects include a $16 billion Hamad International Airport, a $38 billion Doha subway system, over 150 five-star hotels and fan villages, and 8 sports venues. These gorgeous and cool "world-class" infrastructure projects naturally rely on advanced Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology.
Sports venues are one of the typical BIM technology applications of Tekla software, and the football field of the 2022 Qatar World Cup is no exception. Especially as the home stadium of this year's World Cup, the "Golden Bowl" Lucille Stadium is printed on the local currency as a landmark of Qatar. The Education City Gymnasium, known as the 'Desert Diamond', has also been nominated for the 2020 Tekla Global BIM Model Competition.
Tekla software is almost always used in the design of sports venues in previous World Cups. In 2018, among the 12 Russian stadiums hosting the World Cup, 8 used Trimble's Tekla Structures BIM software; 10 out of the 12 stadiums of the 2014 Brazil World Cup, including the well-known Amazon Arena in Manaus, Brazil, used Tekla software.
Tekla experts say that with Open BIM software, contractors and project developers can conduct reliable and detailed feasibility studies to ensure smoother communication throughout the entire workflow from design to deepening, construction, and operation stages.
Tekla is Trimble's advanced digital software solution that has been applied in several impressive landmarks in the Middle East, such as the Tower of Halifah, the Future Museum, the City of Dubai, and the One Za'abee Tower. This solution greatly helped improve productivity and completed these complex structures on time. This demonstrates the importance of combining such cutting-edge technologies and solutions when constructing complex structures.
As early as 2014, one of the world's leading BIM companies, Tekla, opened an office in Qatar, and Tekla's parent company, Trimble, established a partnership with Gehry Technologies, a technology company founded by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.
Paul Wallett, Tekla Middle East Business Director, said, "As Qatar's construction plan accelerates, architects, engineers, and project developers in the country will need to use state-of-the-art BIM software to customize the plan and provide a clear development schedule. By leveraging the practical experience and knowledge of the recently acquired Gehry Technologies and its consulting services, we have expanded our capabilities and services to Qatar
The Qatar National Museum, designed by renowned architect Jean Nouvel, has an interlocking disk structure similar to the 'Desert Rose', which is a prominent example of Tekla and Gehry Technologies solving complex design challenges. Jean Nouvel drew inspiration from the magical natural phenomenon of the Persian desert rose, which is composed of minerals such as crystalline sand found in the salt water layer beneath the desert surface and is named after its rose like appearance. Jean Nouvel described it as' the first architectural structure created by nature '. The 'Desert Rose' is a model of the architectural structure, with disks of different sizes and curvature interlaced. The vertical structure serves as a support and is horizontally staggered and stacked, resembling a necklace that surrounds the entire museum. On the exterior, the desert colored concrete structure of the museum complements the desert environment, and the building seems to have emerged from the ground. The circular structure with interlocking internal rings forms an irregular curved wall.
Our BIM software enables Qatari developers to see their structures come to life and digitally present physical and functional features, "said Paul Wallett, Tekla Middle East Business Director." Users can use realistic 3D images to create accurate and buildable models, creating iconic buildings that enhance Qatar's position on the world stage in 2022
He added: As a pioneer in digital building technology, we have been tirelessly striving to transform the construction industry with our state-of-the-art technologies and solutions, such as Connected Construction and various other digital software services. These solutions can drive the sustainability and productivity of the construction industry and help reduce errors at each construction stage. Our multiple digital software services have been effectively deployed in numerous key areas in the Middle East and India In the project
