Building component planning for the National Museum
of Qatar in Doha
Fiber-reinforced concrete panels for the desert
In the course of the expansion of Qatar’s capital Doha to a global center, to a global center for finance, culture, and tourism, the new National Museum of Qatar was built according to a design by Atelier Jean Nouvel; the new building represents a real milestone in 3D construction and in BIM design. The distinctive three-dimensional design and the dimensions of the project imposed the highest requirements on the planning and installation of the main supporting structure and the building envelope. The building’s geometry follows the complicated rose-like structures of the so-called desert sand...
