Project Name

Qatar National Library

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Project Location

Doha, Qatar

Year of Completion

2017

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Yinghua HuaFollow

Architect Location

Rotterdam Netherlands

Owner

N/A

Student Author

Hua yinghua

Archived Year

12-7-2018

Climate

Tropical and Subtropical Desert Climate

Application

Corrugated Glass

Material and its Properties

Thanks to its geometry, the structural capacity of the new, three-dimensional building component is far greater than that of the flat sheet, rendering structural columns, transoms and mullions unnecessary.

Manufacturer

DETAIL

Material Brand

DETAIL®

Location of Manufacturer

Munich, Germany

Fabricator

N/A

Location of Fabricator

N/A

Architect Website

http://oma.eu/

Manufacturer Website

https://www.detail-online.com/

Fabricator Website

N/A

Other Sources

https://www.detail-online.com/article/corrugated-glass-in-detail-32128/ https://www.archdaily.com/892727/qatar-national-library-oma

Environmental Response

N/A

Recommended Citation

Hua, Yinghua, "Qatar National Library" (2017). Building Case Studies. 270.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/270