FIA LEADS A PANEL AT WORLD FOOTBALL SUMMIT MADRID
Fenwick Iribarren Architects at the World Football Summit: From Qatar 2022 to the 2030 World Cup — from creating to transforming stadiums
World Football Summit Madrid
Fenwick Iribarren Architects took part in one of the key sessions at the World Football Summit 2025, titled “From Qatar 2022 to the 2030 World Cup: from creating to transforming stadiums.”
MARK FENWICK (FIA), SALVADOR ALONSO (FIA), NUNO MOURA (LEGENDS GLOBAL), ALEJANDRA FENWICK (FIA)
The discussion was moderated by Alejandra Fenwick, Partner at the firm, and featured Mark Fenwick, Chairman and Founder of Fenwick Iribarren Architects; Salvador Alonso, Sports Director at the firm; and Nuno Moura, from Legends Global.
The session explored the evolution of stadiums over recent decades and highlighted how the introduction of a solid business plan is essential to ensure the viability, sustainability, and year-round activation of sports venues.
SALVADOR ALONSO, FIA´S SPORTS DIRECTOR
Speakers also discussed the importance of economic sustainability as a fundamental driver of innovation and transformation in the design of future stadiums.
Drawing on its experience designing the stadiums for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Fenwick Iribarren Architects reaffirmed its position as a global leader in sports architecture, committed to creating flexible, sustainable, and culturally rooted infrastructures — with its sights now set on the 2030 World Cup.
The World Football Summit once again consolidated its role as the leading global meeting point for football industry leaders, fostering dialogue on the future of the sport, innovation, and the sustainability of its infrastructure.
