QATAR NATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE

In 2004-5, while with RHWL Partnership, David Wright was Design Director for a major international convention centre for the State of Qatar, in collaboration with Concept Architect Arata Isozaki. He led a team of 20 architects in formulating a detailed tender package for a Design and Build procurement process. Completion - 2011.

The project includes a 2500-seat plenary hall/lyric theatre, a 500-seat conference hall/drama theatre, a 4000-seat flexible convention/banquet hall, a 4,500m2 exhibition hall, and 6 smaller halls of between 150 and 400 seats, as well as meeting rooms, VIP rooms and other facilities. David was responsible for the interior design of all the principal spaces, as well as the selection of all fixtures, fittings and loose furniture.