After Qatar Rail appointed UNStudio as principal architect, the Dutch firm revealed their designs for the new Doha Metro Network, a major component of the Qatar Integrated Railway Project (QIRP). In an effort to motivate more Doha locals to use public transit, UNStudio's design of the Metro Network consists of traditional Qatari-inspired elements and four transportation lines — with an estimate of 35 stations for Phase 1, followed by around 60 stations for Phase 2. — bustler.net
Quite interesting that UNStudio released these designs at a time when Qatar has been making headlines as of late...
Read more about the project on Bustler.
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Nice architecture, bad politics. Zaha could claim ignorance, but the word is out on Qatar... especially recent support of ISIS?
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