Sports complexes that build identity - Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH

NBBJ: Dalian soccer stadium, China
With six million inhabitants, Dalian is an
important port located on the southern tip of
the Liaodong peninsula in the North-East of
China. In the mid-1990s, like so many others in
China the city launched a comprehensive
urban renewal program, which includes revitalizing
the city's embankment areas: less
industry, more leisure. As part of this renewal
program an international competition was
organized in order to find the right design for
a new stadium for local soccer club Dalian Shide.
Having won eight national championships
since 1994 the club is widely considered to be
China's most successful soccer club and the
new stadium is to reflect this standing. One
concept that has attracted particular attention
is the proposal by US office NBBJ: On the side
facing the sea the spectacular-looking stadium
dish appears to be cut open. From the landscaped,
towering stands spectators can both follow
the game but also look out at the sea. Shading
will be provided via waving strips of
fabric operated using a cable and rope system.
NBBJ