Camp Nou Stadium
Redevelopment, Barcelona, Spain
2007-
Foster + Partners
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New Camp Nou Stadium for FC Barcelona
Barcelona 2007 -
22 September 2007
Foster + Partners to remodel the Camp Nou Stadium, home of FC Barcelona
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FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium, one of the world’s greatest
football venues, is to be extensively remodelled. Following an international
competition, Foster + Partners have been selected as the architects for
this renewal of the stadium, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary
this year.
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The stadium, already the largest in Europe, will be enlarged to accommodate
over 106,000 fans, together with extensive new facilities including hospitality
and public areas. A new roof will also be created to shelter the fans.
The stadium will be enclosed by a brightly coloured mosaic outer skin
that wraps around the building and continues over a new roof. The multi-coloured
enclosure comprises overlapping translucent tiles in the club colours.
The myriad of tiles can be seen as symbolising the loyalty and devotion
of FC Barcelona’s fans worldwide.
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The remodelled stadium retains the essential elements of the original
Camp Nou, designed by architects Francesc Mitjans-Miró, García
Barbon and Soteras Mauri, which was inaugurated in 1957.
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On match nights, the stadium will glow, providing a new architectural
icon for the city. In the same way that FC Barcelona is ‘more than
a club’, the new Camp Nou will be much more than a stadium.
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Lord Foster, Chairman and Founder of Foster + Partners said:
‘It is an enormous honour to have been selected to remodel Camp Nou
Stadium for FC Barcelona, such an important symbol for the Barca fans
and the Catalan people. Football is a powerful and democratic force that
brings together all social classes in celebration, therefore a stadium,
perhaps more than other type of building, is a truly democratic space,
the design of a stadium is the greatest expression of an architecture
that goes beyond aesthetics to have a social agenda. In this sense I believe
that there is a wonderful connection between football and architecture.’
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Mouzhan Majidi Chief Executive of Foster + Partners and project architect
said:
‘We are extremely excited to have won this design competition. In
its 50th year this is a fantastic opportunity to give a timely regeneration
to the Camp Nou. Our design respects the characteristic asymmetric seating
bowl and as well as embodying the club colours in its form, the remodelled
stadium will also incorporate the very latest construction technology
so that the stadium can remain in use by the club throughout the works.’
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Camp Nou Stadium Barcelona
: Facts and Figures
Nou Camp Stadium - FC Barcelona Stadium / Camp
Nou Estadi
northwest Barcelona
Built: 1954-57
Francesc Mitjans Miró, Josep Soteras Mauri, with Lorenzo García
Barbón,
Architects
Nou Camp Stadium - Barcelona FC: Photo © adrian
welch
Largest stadium in Europe
Nou Camp Stadium
Redevelopment: Foster + Partners
Barcelona Stadium buildings:
Olympic Stadium
Barcelona
St Jordi Sports Pavilion
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Barcelona Architecture
Camp Nou Stadium
World Architecture : e-architect
- a guide to key buildings across the globe
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Liverpool
FC Stadium
Berlin
Stadium building
Murrayfield
Stadium Building
Barcelona Architects
Manchester
United FC Stadium
Barcelona Pavilion
Camp Nou Stadium Competition entry: SANAA
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