Stadium Buildings: Construction and Design Manual
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Stadium Buildings: Construction and Design Manual
By (Author) Martin Wimmer
DOM Publishers
DOM Publishers
3rd May 2016
Germany
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Sporting venues
725.827
Physical Properties
Hardback
304
Width 225mm, Height 279mm
Description
From ancient stadium construction to a design object of the twenty-first century, sports arenas have long been turned into places hosting a global media spectacle. For a few hours or days, colossuses made of steel and concrete transform into colourful festival locations. Since the first ancient stadium in Greek Olympia, the typology of stadium cons
Author Bio
Martin Wimmer, 1928-2015, Architect. From 1965 to 2002 member of the UIA Working Group sports and leisure facilities. Guest Professor at universities in Ulaanbaatar, Berlin, Dresden and Moscow. With numerous publications and presentations at UIA and IOC World Congresses and through various consultations in countries around the world, he ranked among the world's leading architects for the principles of sport construction.
