In an exceptional new performance before its opening in March, the Qatar National Museum won the Best Surface View Award during the 15th edition of the annual WallPaper Design Awards.
Every year, WallPaper invites a selection of top innovators in the world to nominate projects and designers in 11 categories - ranging from the best hotel design to the best new private home - that has resonated widely among design people over the past year.
The jury of the magazine's awards this year includes renowned names such as Danish international architect Pireke Engels, Canadian designer Philippe Maloyne, South Korean artist Du Ho Sah, senior curators in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art Paula Antonelli, and others.
The Qatar National Museum was selected for the Best Surface View award thanks to its unique design, inspired by architect Jean Nouvel, who is very impressed with the crystalline Sahara desert that grows in the sandy deserts of Qatar.
| Architect Jean Nouvel Inspired by the design of the Qatar Museum of the Desert Rose in the crystalline form (Al Jazeera Net) |
Three-dimensional
In an interview with the magazine, Novell noted that from the beginning, the concept was developed in a three-dimensional format, adding that it was difficult to install a rose, so the entire project was prepared on a computer program. The museum produced its large curved disks, intersections and supporting corners; And aesthetic.
The Qatar National Museum is scheduled to open on March 28 to celebrate Qatar's past, present and future. The structure is designed from a highly complex series of interlocking circular disks that are organically interconnected, surrounding the building, creating a ring of galleries around a central square. The concrete surface of the museum harmonizes with the Qatari desert, where it takes a sand-like color to make the building appear like a plant out of the earth and united with it.
The exhibition will feature innovative works of art, rare and valuable collections, documentary materials and interactive learning activities that will tell the story of Qatar and its people from ancient times to the present, giving Qatar a voice to express its rich heritage, rich culture and express the aspirations of its vibrant future people.
In the heart of the new 52,000 square meter museum, the historic palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassem al-Thani (1880-1957) is the son of the founder of the modern state of Qatar, a restored old palace, formerly used as a residence for the royal family and as a seat of government. Later turned into the old Qatar National Museum.