STADIUM DESIGN

In ancient Greece, the term stadium was defined as a footrace over adistance 192 m. This distance measurement was then later used as adescription for the competition facility. Nowadays a stadium is considereda total competitive sporting complex with field, oval-shaping runningtrack, shot put, javelin and broad jump facilities as well as viewer seatsand press boxes. Nowadays, stadia are not only simply sporting sites, butalso act as tourist attractions, distinguishing features and gatheringplace for clubs. This tendency has led to increased value being placedupon architecture in stadium design. Additional uses for covered stadiamay include stores, offices, hotels and restaurants. In the following,various solutions of modern stadia design are presented. In so doing,examples of various use types and sizes will be addressed. 32 projects are introduced, they are catching the eyes because of anextraordinary architecture. As well the "inner life" with VIP lounges willbe shown. Included are all 12 stadiums which are scene of the soccer worldchampionship 2006. Plans and sketches will be enclosed to every project.