Sports Architecture

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Bowl/Video Screen

Exterior view

Seating Bowl/Pitch

Birdseye View

DATA

LARGEST COVERED STADIUM IN THE WORLD WITH THE WEMBLEY ARCH AT 300’ TALL AND A MOVABLE ROOF COVERING ALL SEATS CONVERTIBLE TO ATHLETICS STADIUM, THE PITCH IS CONFIGURED FOR EUROPEAN FOOTBALL; 50 SUITES.

NARRATIVE

THE WEMBLEY BOWL WAS CONFIGURED FOR OPTIMAL SITELINES AND DISTANCE TO THE GAME OF FOOTBALL; THE INTERIOR “BOWL” SPACE IS FULLY ENCLOSED WITH A COVERED ROOF THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE BOWL AND ITS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. MR. STAGGS SERVED AS PROJECT BOWL ARCHITECT LEADING A TEAM OF (4) FROM THE US IN LONDON. THE ENTIRE 50+ A/E TEAM DESIGNED THE PROJECT FROM AN ON SITE OFFICE IN WEMBLEY. EXTENSIVE INTERACTION WITH THE BUILDER AND SUBTRADES IN SD/DD TO MORE ACCURATELY COORDINATE DRAWINGS WITH ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION METHODS.

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New English National Stadium, Wembley, London, UK

(Christopher Staggs-Project Bowl Planner, Programming, Design w/ World Stadium Team/HOK Sport, London)


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