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Collection by Cheryl Haskell

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Clad in sand-colored concrete, the museum is meant to look as if it is emerging from the ground.
Clad in sand-colored concrete, the museum is meant to look as if it is emerging from the ground.
Cantilevered discs provide shade and protection from the desert sun. The museum meets LEED Gold standards.
Cantilevered discs provide shade and protection from the desert sun. The museum meets LEED Gold standards.
The vertical discs are support and transfer the loads of the horizontal discs to the base.
The vertical discs are support and transfer the loads of the horizontal discs to the base.
Steel and concrete, the main materials used, are locally sourced and/or made.
Steel and concrete, the main materials used, are locally sourced and/or made.
The National Museum of Qatar is located across from the Doha Corniche, the city's main waterfront promenade.
The National Museum of Qatar is located across from the Doha Corniche, the city's main waterfront promenade.
The building design is inspired by the 'desert rose' rock formation that occurs when minerals crystallize in crumbly soil just below the surface of a shallow salt basin.
The building design is inspired by the 'desert rose' rock formation that occurs when minerals crystallize in crumbly soil just below the surface of a shallow salt basin.