DESIGN &B UILD


Situated on the Vistula River, the National Stadium is an


integral architectural component of Warsaw's skyline.


As football is by far the most popular


sportinPoland,UEFA’sannouncementof their decision to hold the Championships in the countrycausedawaveofeuphoria that spread across the whole of Europe.Not a day goes by without media reporting on the progress of the construction at the host stadiums,and anumber of Poland’s high- ranking politicians have paid multiple visits to the construction sites to see for them- selves howwork is progressing. ALPINE is currently building the Nation-


al Stadium in Poland's capital Warsawand in Gdańsk its employees are finishing work on the amber façade of the new PGE Arena, with the expanded and modernised stadium in Poznań having already been completed and handed over last autumn. These new stadiums in Warsawand


Gdańsk arenot merely functional build- ings formajor sporting events however; they arealso new landmarks forboth of these Polish cities.And both representthe very latest in stadium construction.


Warsaw’s National Stadium: The


City's NewCrowning Achievement TheNational Stadium in Warsawwill be the centre of attention forthe worldof football when it showcases the opening game of the European Football Champion- ships on 8th June, 2012. For around 55,000 spectators,the WarsawStadium will be a placeofmutually experienced joyand excitement during EURO 2012; and post- Championships the arena will be Poland's biggest sports and event facility.


SPR IN G 20 11 The new stadium on the Vistula River, a


goodtwo and ahalf kilometresfromthe city centre, is an integral architectural com- ponentofWarsaw's skyline.The National Stadium is 313m long and 280m wide. With akind of needle or apexthathovers above the centre of the playing field,itis around 97m high, its impressivesteel structure gives it a majestic appearance. Lifting the massiveroof construction,


coined the “Big Lift”,was completed at the beginning of January2011 and wasthe most difficult building operation per- formed during the construction of the WarsawStadium. It was completed step by step and with the highest possible preci- sion, as the stadium's mighty roof con- struction is its most distinctive feature. The entireroof cable construction rests on the needle as its central supporting element. It measures 76m and has adead weightof around 90 tonnes.The bracing waslifted upwardsstepbystepwith the help of 72 cables. The base of the needle now towers approximately 30m above the playing field.Over200 people helped ensurethe “Big Lift”was a success. In addition, the centre of the needle


houses the folding membrane interior roof structure, which means the stadium can accommodate all types of events in all weather conditions and accentuatesits multifunctional character. Designed according to the latest stadi-


um construction technology,the steeply rising stands tower over the playing field and give spectators an excellentview of


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the pitch from anyseat. Thevenue also boasts 65 VIP boxeswith atotal of up to 900 seats available fortheir guests.The designofthe translucentfaçade,which is illuminated at night, is inspired by Poland's national flag in redand white. Inclined supports rise all around the solid construc- tion of the roof,forming the prongs of the gigantic new crownofWarsaw. More than 2,500 employees are working on the con- struction of the stadium in dayand night shifts. Theprestigious game between the


German and Polish national teams,taking placeatWarsaw’snew National Stadium on 6th September 2011, will provide a first taste of what the EURO 2012 champion- ships will hold in store.


PGE Arena Gdańsk Shines ALPINE is currently setting yetanother


designstandardwith the PGE Arena Gdańsk.The city's wharf and amber, known as the “Gold of the Baltic”, aredeeply anchored in the city on the Baltic Sea. Both elements can be found in the stadium's design and thus cometogether to enhance the symbolic power of the construction. Thebuilding has adelicate support


structureand is inspired by the traditional ship architecture of Gdańsk. The construc- tion elements of the structure's roof remind visitors of the wharfcranes fromthe nearby shipyards.The building's exterior is covered with polycarbonate sheets in various shades of amber-brown.Modules that tran- sition from opaque to transparentfromthe


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