ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & ENGINEERING
Above and opposite
schedule guarantees required by the submitting coun- balance of stadia in Italy’s bid will include some of thepage: Stadio San
Paolo’s renovation tries for the 2016 Tournament are considerably more most recognised and famous stadia in all of Europe,
concept removes the stringent, and comprehensive, to assure a more suc- including Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, Milan’s San Siro and
existing running track,
cessful lead up to the event. Naples’ Stadio San Paolo. These three iconic stadia,prioritises the fans by
creating a more With these important factors at play, FIGC hired the along with all other existing stadia in the Bid submittal,
intimate football pitch world-renowned sports and entertainment venue pro- will undergo significant renovations to their seating
environment, upgrades ject management company, ICON Venue Group, to tiers, spectator amenities, VIP provisions, back-of-
the safety and comfort
spearhead the completion of Sector 8 of the Bid house areas, media, parking and external works.of the seating tier with
improved legroom and Dossier, devoted to the documentation of the nine sta- FIGC’s President, Giancarlo Abete, described the
roof protection, and dia required by UEFA to host the tournament. ICON, basis for his country’s Bid: “EURO 2016 represents an
meets 100% of the
working closely with FIGC and each proposed host city historic opportunity to transform the quality, securitytechnical seating
requirements of UEFA and their technical consultants, is leveraging its experi- and ambience of Italian stadia.”
for stadium ence in the industry to coordinate and document the It will be a transformation that is long overdue,
compliance. new stadium proposals and renovation strategies neces- monumental in its significance, and will indeed be
sary for Italy’s compliant Bid with UEFA’s requirements. exciting to witness.
ICON’s Vice President, Bill Mannarelli, explained: The stadia most recently completed for the 1990
“Our main focus is to lend our international experience FIFA World Cup are now significantly outdated when
and ensure that the Euros allocated result in compliant compared with the UEFA requirements and other mod-
stadia and a responsible business plan that ensures ern stadia around the world. Indeed, anybody that has
project success leading up to the Championship and attended a Series A match in even the best of Italy’s
beyond.” current stadia has witnessed the tired concourses,
which noticeably lack the amenities and comforts of
Operation Transformation even the most basic international venues. But the sig-
ICON’s primary goal is to build upon Italy’s rich foot- nificance of the upgrades being considered goes well
balling history, and comprehensively solidify the beyond toilet and concession upgrades in the con-
strength of Italy’s bid squarely upon the nine primary course areas. For example, most of the most modern
stadia and up to three reserve stadia they intend to stadia in Italy include a 400m athletic running track.
submit in their Bid Dossier. With the first new stadium The result is a long and elliptical stadium geometry,
in Italy to be completed by Juventus FC in Torino, new which pulls fans away from the football pitch that sits
stadia are also on the drawing boards in Palermo and inside the barren running track. As it relates to the fan
Cagliari. Torino’s new stadium will have a net compli- experience, and the technical seating requirements of
ant capacity of 40,000+ seats, while Palermo’s and UEFA, pulling the seats closer to the pitch to create a
Cagliari’s new stadia will have a net compliant capacity “football first” atmosphere is the greatest and most
of 30,000+ seats. All three will meet UEFA’s strict stadia challenging goal of Italy’s 2016 Bid.
design criteria, and are economically sustainable and
financed by the municipalities without hindrance. The Stadio San Paolo’s Renovation Plans
No other venue in Italy’s stadium portfolio personifies
the needed upgrades more than Naples’ Stadio San
Paolo. Through the design concepts identified to date,THEITALIANJOB
it has become the perfect test case as Italy moves to
maintain and modernise its iconic venues through a
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