Overview
- The State of Qatar announced the commission on December 4 for a waterfront complex beside Doha Bay that will transform a prominent section of the Corniche.
- The appointment followed an invited international competition that began with 40 teams and a shortlist of seven, organized by Malcolm Reading Consultants.
- Frida Escobedo Studio will collaborate with Buro Happold as engineers and Studio Zewde as landscape designers.
- Portions of the site will be opened to the public through cultural programming, including an exhibition hall and a covered garden within the preserved post office.
- The courtyard-centered proposal uses terraced volumes and vertical pillars to balance shade, privacy, and permeability, and officials linked the project to Qatar Blueprint goals with no construction timeline disclosed.