When Qatar built the Museum of Islamic Art a few years ago, the Emir gave the star architect IM Pei carte blanche to design what has become Doha’s most famous building.
The cubist composition of square and octagonal blocks has become a centrepiece in Qatar’s quest to transform itself into a major destination for the arts and culture as much as commerce and industry.
“Doha is in many ways virginal. There is no real context there, no real life unless you go into the souk,” the architect said at the time.
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