Etihad Stadium Expansion, Manchester
Structural Designer
BuroHappold Engineering
Client Name
Manchester City Football Club
Location
Manchester, UK
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Laing O'Rourke
STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL CONSULTING ENGINEERS
BuroHappold Engineering
ARCHITECTS
Populous
PROJECT MANAGER
Arcadis
STEEL CONTRACTOR
Severfield plc
MEP CONSULTANTS
Jacobs
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A project to expand Manchester City Football Club’s stadium with a new South Stand. After all phases of the expansion project have been completed the stadium will have a capacity of approximately 61,000, making it the second largest in the UK.
Engineers were required to modify an existing cable-net roof with complex geometry and load-paths while providing continued rain protection to fans. 85% of materials used for the expansion were locally procured.
Judge's comment:
A most impressive response to tricky engineering challenges that resulted in a stadium expansion with minimal spectator disruption and a complementary architectural form. A clever and seamless intervention in a geometrically complex cable net structure.