Pritzker Prize Laureate, Lord Norman Foster, just won the international competition to renovate home of Spain’s FC Barcelona, Camp Nou Stadium. Built some 50 years ago, the stadium is currently the largest sport complex of its kind in Europe. On any given game day, the stadium can accommodate 98,772 spectators.
For the renovation, Foster + Partners will increase the capacity further to over 106,000. Additional public facilities and amenities will be added as well. Spectators will be shelter from the elements by a new roof and the entire exterior portion will be enclosed by a dramatic curtain wall composed of mulit-color polycarbonate panel, giving the new building a mosaic-like appearance. When integrate with the highly sophisticated lighting system. The façade of the stadium can be transform into a mammoth screen, projecting images and graphics.
Projected to cost around €250 million, the renovation will break ground next year. To minimize disruption, construction will take place throughout the FC Barcelona season. New engineering methods will be use to lessen the need of crane and scaffoldings, which otherwise might obscure spectators’ view.
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