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In October, Slovenia-based firm OFIS arhitekti, presented their project for a new stadium in Belarus which is expected to begin the construction next year. The stadium is going on site at the end of 2010 since opening is planned for 2012, when the City of Borisov celebrates a significant anniversary. Distribution of the program takes into account the natural advantages of location and existing interventions in the terrain and the fact that the stadium has 13.000 seats, has to obtain 4stars according to UEFA categorization and have additional 3.000m2 of public program. The stadium with external arrangements has to provide quality traffic organization and controlled / separate access during the match and in everyday use. Position also maintains the most of existing trees on the site.

Project: FC Bate Borisov Football Stadium
Location: Borisov, Belarus
Type: Football stadium with public program
Client: PC Bate and Government of Belarus
Architects: OFIS Architects – www.ofis-a.si
Areas: 3.628 m2 of public program – 480 m2 offices – 2.000 m2 service program
Seats: 12.896 seats for audience – 620 VIP seats – 100 Press seats – 800 Parking spaces
Structure: metal, reinforced concrete
Roof structure: Metal beams with metal aluminium cladding
Max. Height: 24.0 m
Exterior Finish: metal, polished concrete, glass walls

The new Lusail Iconic Stadium, with a capacity of 86,250 seats, will host the opening and final matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ if Qatar is granted hosting rights. Located in Lusail City, the stadium takes its inspiration from the sail of a traditional dhow boat and is surrounded by water. After the FIFA World Cup™, the stadium will be used to host other spectacular sporting and cultural events, the stadium is designed to be highly energy efficient and capable of performing in extreme summer climatic conditions. More images and info after the break.

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FIFA 2010 World Cup kicks off next Friday with South Africa vs Mexico match. We have prepared this Round Up featuring the 6 stadiums (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Ellis Park Stadium, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Green Point Stadium and Soccer City Stadium) that were published in Arch Tracker. The stadiums, info and fotos after the break.

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Project: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Author: GMP Architekten
Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Broke ground: 2007
Opened: 2009
Owner: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 48,459

     
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Texas Stadium, the longtime home of the Dallas Cowboys, was demolished during the weekend and construction workers invited the public to view (and film) the event live.

Nicknamed the “Blue Volcano”, Njiric+ Arhitekti’s large stadium is designed to push the boundary of “human experiences of public spaces.” The overwhelming built form creates a presence in the city that distinguishes it as a new landmark for the area.  The stadium was conceived not as a building typology but rather as a topography. Using the natural undulation of the landscape, the new civic arena is housed within an artificial hill made of recycled rubber and blue pigment sprayed onto corrugated aluminium sheets.

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Project: Soccer City Stadium
Author: Boogertman & Partners, Populous
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Opened: 1989
Renovated: 2009
Expanded: 2009
Owner: The Stadia and Soccer Development Trust
Operator: South African Football Association
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 94,700
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UNStudio has won the limited competition for a 40,000 spectator football stadium for the most successful club in the Chinese Super League: Dalian Shide FC. The stadium will be built in the club’s hometown of the city of Dalian, on the southern tip of Liaodong peninsula in Northeast China.

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Dalian Shide Stadium – NBBJNBBJ’s proposed design for the new Dalian Shide football stadium in China represents a new direction in sports architecture by moving away from the creation of a building based on pure form. The organic architecture of the building challenges the typical stadium typology to become more than an impressive skin wrapped around an ordinary seating bowl.

Designed to emulate a garden, NBBJ’s Garden Stadium has only what is needed to thrive, and those functions are clearly organized and expressed. This simple effectiveness in design leads to a dramatically improved fan experience as well as greater ease of operations. In addition, the building’s carbon footprint is minimized, making Garden Stadium a part of a larger sustainable community.

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