HAVER & BOECKER

The Aspire Tower is the landmark of the Asian Games 2006 in Doha, Qatar. Located directly next to the Games Stadia, construction of the 318 meter high tower commenced in April 2005, with final completion of the interior due by August 2007. At the top of the structure, an 8 - 10 meter high flame will burn for the duration of the Games. This flame will later be replaced by a laser beam.

The tower is designed to resemble a large torch, which is achieved with wire mesh elements supplied by Haver & Boecker, W.S. Tyler's head offices in Germany. The facade consists of 3452 single elements with a total area of appr. 30.000 square meters.

Throughout the facade LEDs have been installed within the mesh to create user-defined effects in varying colours. IMAGICWEAVE, a combination of metal wire mesh and LED technology, provides the possibility to broadcast videos on one area of the tower.

You can get further details on IMAGICWEAVE and additional technical information about the tower on the next pages.

When the tower is fully completed it will incorporate a swimming pool at the 80 m level, a 5-star-hotel, an observation deck, a sports museum and a rotating restaurant at the 200 meter level.