Doha Modern Playground

The Doha Modern Playground is a site-responsive playground inspired by a group of six key modernist buildings realised between 1962 and 1987 in Doha, Qatar. The architectural miniatures turned playground objects are of structures that played a vital role in transforming Qatar into a modern and post-colonial state. Although by the 1960s and 1970s there were cinemas, a theatre, a post office, and hotels in Qatar, these buildings in particular signaled a turning point during which the services they provided were elevated by the state.

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Lewis worked with MDM Props to design, prototype, test, and fabricate phenolic plywood moulds for the numerous glass fibre-reinforced concrete components over the course of a year. These were made in London, and shipped to Qatar for installation.

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