Study tour of ingenious women in Lusail, Doha, Qatar. (Swiss Stories 2014, by Jean-Philippe Daulte) - Swiss Press Award

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Jean-Philippe Daulte

Study trip for ingenious women to Lusail, Doha, Qatar. Technology, a feminine challenge Teamed with female engineers and architects from HES-SO - graduates or in the process of graduating - Lusail, Doha, Qatar, 01-2013. The young engineers, in just 10 days, were able to gain a good overview of various technical fields as well as the functioning of several companies, the Qatari social system, and the living conditions of expatriates. Located between the desert and the sea, this future city will extend over 38 km2 with 28 km of waterfront. Divided into 19 districts including 4 artificial islands, Lusail will be able to accommodate 200,000 inhabitants, 170,000 workers and 80,000 visitors. The construction of this city, linked to the organization of the 2022 Football World Cup, will welcome the teams and their fans. Doha, Qatar. It's incredible to think that a city imagined, thought out from A to Z, is emerging from the desert! It's hard to imagine this project in Europe, where, as a rule, major projects only concern neighborhoods. Published in http://www.ingenieuse.ch/ (http://www.ingenieuse.ch/visites-techniques/visites-techniques14/Qatar_visite_technique_Lusail.aspx). Online magazine, ingénieuse.ch. One of the issues is dedicated to the annual study trip of a group of students, assistants, and professors from HES-SO.