Doha Tower stands on Corniche Street in West Bay, Doha. Jean Nouvel designed it, and Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani owns it. Construction ran from 2005 to 2012 at a reported cost of QAR 455 million. The article names no style.
The tower is 781 feet (238 m) tall, with 46 floors above ground. It is built of concrete and steel. A cylindrical facade, 148 feet (45 m) across at the base, rises to a dome. Brise-soleil screens in layered patterns drew on traditional Islamic mashrabiya screens to shade against heat and sand. There is no central core. Internal concrete diagrid columns form an X, reportedly a first for a skyscraper.
It won the CTBUH Best Tall Building Worldwide award in 2012. It holds offices. The article gives no visiting details.
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