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Sports Stadiums Enjoying Rennaissance

Posted by: Brenda Meyer
Thanks to: Brenda Meyer
2 June 2005 - 7:00am

All across Europe and America, architects are redefining the look of stadiums.

"Few famous architects had sullied their hands with stadiums before Herzog and de Meuron did so in Basle (for the club they support, FC Basle) and Munich. They are still building Beijing’s Olympic Stadium for the 2008 Games. All this signals a new era: stadiums are becoming keynote urban buildings, as cathedrals were in the Middle Ages and opera houses more recently. When Norman Foster’s new Wembley opens in 2006, it will be his first stadium in more than 40 years in architecture."

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Source: The Financial Times, October 26, 2005
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