The extraordinary global revolution in stadium development has seen no fewer than 35 brand-new stadiums recently constructed in the UK alone.
The authors state that creating and running a stadium requires a holistic approach that involves commissioning bodies, developers, architects, engineers, consultants, specialist sub-contractors, stadium operators, sponsors and most importantly spectators. The text highlights this multidisciplinary approach and demonstrates the importance and functions of transport planners, traffic engineers, environmentalists, civil, geotechnical, and structural engineers, materials technologists, mechanical and electrical engineers in relation to stadium engineering practice.
Through case studies on the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Newmarket's new grandstand, the City of Manchester Stadium and on the Number One Court at Wimbledon, This book shows how all these skills are brought together to the benefit of stadium development.
Chapter 17 of the book is written by the great Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007) and is one of his final published contributions to the building design profession
Stadium Engineering is the first book on the subject and this first edition is likely to become a collector’s item. It is essential reading for all those whose disciplines impact on the continuing success of stadium engineering and shows that sporting design has not merely come of age; it may well be ready to take centre stage.
Preface
Part One
Chapter 1 : Site Appraisal
Chapter 2 : Sustainable Development : A Strategy for The Steel Construction Sector
Chapter 3 : Steel in Stadium Engineering
Chapter 4 : Facade Engineering
Chapter 5 : Detailing
Part Two
Chapter 6 : Blast Engineering in Sports Stadia
Chapter 7 : Fire Engineering in Sports Stadia
Chapter 8 : Dynamic Performance of Stands
Chapter 9 : Acoustics
Part Three
Chapter 10 : Sight Lines and Seating
Chapter 11 : Under Terrace Accommodation
Chapter 12 : Stadium Circulation
Chapter 13 : Suites and Club-Type Facilities
Chapter 14 : Crowd Safety and Control
Chapter 15 : Climate Control
Chapter 16 : Stadium Signage
Chapter 17 : Symbiosis Between Nature and Advanced Technologies
Case Studies
Appendices
