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Middl eEas twhenopenedi n201 1.Thec onv entionc entr
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Educ ati
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Qat arFoundat i
oni sanon- profi
tor ganisationf oundedbyEmi roftheSt ateofQat arShei khHamadBi nKhal i
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Al-Thani i
n1995. The14s qk m Educ ati
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branc hes ,school s,
andmedi c alandr esear chc entres.
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ec tsand RHWL,bas ed on a des i
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conc ei v
edbyAr ataIsoz aki.Thec onv entionc ent r
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i
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artedi n2006andwasc ompletedint hef ir
s tquar terof2009.The177, 000s qm
conv ent i
oncent redev elopmenti ses t
imat edt oc ost$1.2bnuponc ompl etion.
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wide.Thei conicdes i
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mai nf açade.Itr epresentsSi draTr ee,abel ovedandmul t
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schol arswhogat herbeneat hI t
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TYPE:Conv enti
onc entr
e ARCHITECTOFRECORD:Yamas aki Archit
ects
LOCATI ON:Qat arFoundat i
onEduc at
ionCi
t, STRUCTURALCONSULTANT
y :Halcr
owI nternati
onal
Doha-Qatar Par
tnershi
p
ESTIMATEDI NVESTMENT:$1. 2bn DETAILEDDESIGNCONSULTANT :Sy skaHennes s y
DEVELOPMENTAREA:177, 000SQm TEMPORARYWORKSDESI GN:TonyGeeandPar tners
COMPLETI ON:201 1 FAÇADEENGI NEER:BuroHappol d
CLIENT:Qat arFoundati
on QUANTI TY:Davi
dAdams on&Par t
ners
OPERATOR:AEG Ogden THEATRECONSULTANT :Theatr
ePr ojectsCons ul
tantsLtd.
CONTRACTORS:Bay t
urI nsaatTaahhüt LI
GHTI NG:Li
ght+Desi
gnAs soci
ates
ARCHI TECTS:Ar at
aI s
os akiandRHWL
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