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Club de Ftbol Monterrey Stadium
Monterrey, Mexico
BURO HAPPOLD ON
SPORTS AND STADIA
Buro Happold
Specialist in Sports Venue Design
The engineering of excellence
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Aviva Stadium, Ireland
Emirates Stadium
Palasport
Rio Branco
Monterray Stadium
Pune Cricket Stadium
O2 Arena, London
Bristol City Stadium
Wembley Stadium Tottenham Stadium
Beckham Academy
Phoenix Cardinals Stadium
Sochi Stadium
Sheik Zayed Stadium
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Table of Contents
1 About Buro Happold
2 Selected Projects
Working with Buro Happold has enabled us
to take our aspirations for innovative design
and building performance to a whole new level.
Buro Happolds integration of energy modeling
into our conceptual design process is helping
us carry the architecture of habitation into the
21st Century.
John Ruble
Principal, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners
Club de Ftbol Monterrey Stadium
Monterrey, Mexico
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Emerson College, Los Angeles Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ascot Racecourse Redevelopment
Ascot, UK

ABOUT BURO HAPPOLD
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About Buro Happold:
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Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE, USA
Ottawa Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa, Canada
Overview
Established in 1976, Buro Happold is a global design
organization with an international network of 25 ofces
and over 1,500 staf.
With fve ofces in the United States and over $1B of
completed work from East Coast to West, Buro Happolds
Los Angeles and San Francisco ofces are part of a single
California based proft center that includes 60 engineers,
building physicists and BIM technicians in the following
disciplines:
Structural and Facade Engineering
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection MEP/FP
Sustainability + LEED Consulting
Fire Engineering
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Transportation
Water Management
Waste Management
Our structural engineers utilize a suite of analytical software
to optimize the building, facade or art piece geometry
to perfect the design, weight of the structure and the
embodied energy. We specialize in the following areas:
Facade Engineering
High Rise
Long Span Structures
Art and Sculptural Complex Structures
Our MEP engineers work with the whole design team
to inform the building form, orientation and materials
to satisfy the external and internal design criteria,
incorporating a global view of energy consumption,
embodied energy and sustainability into the design. The
whole process is highly iterative with special focus in:
Energy Modeling
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis
TRNSYS System Optimization Modeling
Laboratory Design
Lighting Design
Post Occupancy Evaluation
2012 Olympics, London, UK
Established in 1976, Buro Happold is a global design
engineering firm with an international network of 31
offices world wide and over 1,500 staff.
With five offices in the United States and well over $1B of
completed work from East Coast to West, Buro Happold's
United States offices are part of a single local profit center
that includes over 180 engineers, building physicists and
BIM technicians in the following disciplines:
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Our Philosophy
Buro Happold has established itself as a next generation
multi-disciplinary engineering and consulting frm. In
combination with our worldwide ofce network, our
North American east coast practice provides seamless
delivery for our clients. Buro Happolds east coast team
consists of 91 engineers, CADD technician and Project
Managers.
Rigor the Buro Happold Way.
We blend technical expertise with rigorous analysis,
modeling and testing of ideas. The Anaheim Regional
Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) is a great
illustration of this approach to a LEED Platinum project
incorporating the largest use of ETFE in North America.
Integrated Design Open Plan, Open Mind.
We operate in open plan ofce space, devoid of discipline
segregation, working together in a highly collaborative
environment. Sensitive and open to the architects ideas, our
fuent use of BIM allows us to quickly test ideas in real time.
Metrics - Proving Success.
We use a variety of metrics combined with the BIM model
allowing end users to measure performance during future
operation of the building; an example is Morphosis Ofces
for which we are conducting a post occupany evaluation.
Global Experience, Locally Applied.
In the past 35 years we have grown a successful business
by working on the best projects, with the best people. We
learn from our past, bringing the lessons of each project
forward to inform the next.
Sustainability Of Course.
Sustainability is not a separate discipline but a core value
that informs all sectors of our practice. Incorporating
sustainability into every design, we save costs while
maximizing performance as illustrated in our Genzyme
Headquarters project, the frst LEED Platinum ofce
building in North America.
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Rio Branco Stadium, Brazil
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Our Integrated, Multidisciplinary Practice
We pride ourselves on tackling the largest and most
complex projects, often with aggressive schedules and
stringent performance goals, providing the best possible
service by creating a streamlined and efcient team with
strong technical delivery.
Buro Happold have been practicing structural and MEP
engineering and sustainable design in North America
since 1985 when we worked on pioneering long-span/
lightweight amphitheaters and sports complexes,
including Boston Harborlights Pavilion, AT&T Global
Village, Bronx Zoo Aviary, Atlanta Olympics, and the Met-
Phil Mobile bandstand.
Structural Engineering
We have hands-on experience of a broad spectrum of
structural engineering which enables us to resolve
complex construction issues and fnd the best value
approach to projects that include:
widespan halls and stadia
new build
conservation
high-rise
seismic conditions
sustainable construction
hazardous site development
temporary structures with specialized engineering
knowledge
MEP Engineering
Our aim is to realize our Clients needs by providing the
very best value across the wide range of factors that afect
the environmental behavior of the built form. As engineers
we seek to place the needs of the occupants and function
of each space as an essential goal which must be achieved.
As building physicists we work with the whole design
team to inform the design solution. This will ensure that
the building form, orientation and materials satisfy the
external and internal design criteria.
As MEP engineers we seek to provide integrated, efcient
and elegant systems to fne tune the internal environment,
while providing the appropriate degree of fexibility and
future adaptability. As environmental engineers we seek
to incorporate a global view of energy consumption,
embodied energy and sustainability into the design. The
whole of this process is an iterative one where we aim
to achieve a total solution that illustrates care, value and
elegance.
Simulation Analysis
Simulation is a tool for innovation. MEP engineering
requires advanced simulation and analysis tools to
understand how high performance MEP designs will
perform. Simulation allows informed collaboration
between architect and engineer. Simulation allows clients
to better understand the benefts of green buildings,
particularly annual energy savings, daylight levels, comfort
levels, and air quality.
2012 Olympics, London, UK
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2012 Olympics, London, UK
Fisht 2014 Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia
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Sustainable Building Design
Buro Happold has considerable experience in designing
low energy buildings and we are recognized as one of the
worlds leading consultants in the feld of sustainability
thinking. It was through this commitment that we were
awarded the Queens Award for Sustainable Development
in 2001.
Buro Happold has been participating as a sustainable
design specialist on a number of projects in the US
recently. As an external member of the design team, Buro
Happold has been brought in to facilitate a sustainable
design ideas generation process to green buildings.
Faade Engineering
Buro Happold faades engineering progresses the
performance of building faades both for the varied
activities of the occupants and also for environmental
gain. To do this, we have gathered a select group of faade
experts. Their talents span knowledge of materials and
technologies through to practical design skills which
provide workable, cost efective and lasting solutions. By
understanding the key structural and functional features
our pragmatic solution for the faades enhances the total
building environment.
Light Design
Lighting is part of the ergonomic fabric of the built
environment. As lighting designers, we respond to the
visual needs of people in their environments. We invest
time to interpret how space will be moved through and
inhabited, and how lighting can enhance this experience.
Our backgrounds in both architecture and engineering
give us the opportunity to provide a complete, integrated
daylight and electric lighting service for complex projects
where creative design is balanced with technical acumen.
As part of a multidisciplinary ofce, we collaborate closely
with the mechanical, electrical, faade, security, A/V, IT
and sustainability teams to create efcient harmonized
building systems.
Millenium Dome, London, UK
...invaluable in creating and evaluating
innovative and cost effective solutions for
comfort ventilation, natural day lighting, energy
optimization, and solar impacts...their efforts have
been instrumental in exceeding the clients goal
of a LEED Silver rating for the facility...
Randolph J. Volenec
Sr. Project Manager, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
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Our Approach to Building Information Modeling (BIM)
and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
As design innovators in the built environment, we use model
based, integrative design to deliver the highest quality
projects. We promote a highly collaborative approach
framed by the philosophies of Integrated Project Delivery
tethered with appropriate technologies. Combining talent,
technique and technologies we promote high performance,
value and efciency while reducing waste and embodied
energy. Through the lifecycle of our projects, the Building
Information Model is the central repository of project intent,
coordination, progress, and continues into operation and
post occupancy monitoring and tuning.
At Buro Happold we employ associative, parametric and
computational design techniques to optimize design
quality through efcient iterative analytical experiments.
We strive to innovate by developing custom built tools
that extend the capabilities of industry standard software.
Additionally, we employ experts that are renowned in
the industry and actively collaborate with major software
vendors on functionality and interoperability.
Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE
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We do regional, national and
international stadia; we do new,
refurbished and temporary stadia;
we are the chosen engineers of
the London Olympics...
Emirates Stadium, London, UK
Signifcant Sports and Stadia Expertise
Buro Happold provides engineering for complete sports
developments, stadiums, arenas, ballparks, aquatic
centers and convention centers. Buro Happold engineers
work as part of a design team with architects and other
professionals, providing either a specifc discipline
or the total engineering input. A multi-disciplinary
approach helps us to deliver more efective responses
from the important early stages of design through to
fnal implementation and subsequent operation and
maintenance. Sports and entertainment facilities often
assume iconic status. As such, the engineering design
must strive to achieve the architects vision. For us, this
successful fusion of architecture and engineering is a
guiding principle which we have successfully applied to
an impressive range of projects. We design facilities from
the perspective of both the owner and the fan - we work
to provide an enhanced player and fan experience, as well
as an improved facility that can provide an owner with a
good platform for supporting and growing their business.
Reconciling the architects vision and the business
aims of the client with the needs of the user, while
demonstrating sensitivity to historical and social context,
requires a special combination of skills and experience.
Buro Happold is sensitive to all of these considerations in
addressing the engineering issues prevalent in the design
of sports and leisure facilities. There is no such thing as
a typical design solution: each and every one must be
tailored to suit the individual expectations, aspirations and
history of the specifc sports club.
Long Span
Buro Happold is well experienced in long span roof
design, construction and coordination. The understanding
of efcient long span design must take into account
constructability issues, as the cost of long span roof is not
only measured in steel weight but also in the complexity
of the design, connections and erection procedures.
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Emerson College, Los Angeles Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ottawa Landsdowne Stadium
Ottawa, Canada

SELECTED PROJECTS
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Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln, NE, USA
The new $180M Pinnacle Bank Arena will seat 16,000
and have expansion capabilities to 18,000 seats. The
design team is lead by DLR Group out of Omaha and
Lincoln, Nebraska with structural engineers Buro Happold,
New York and MEP engineers M-E Group, Denver.
The construction manager is Mortenson/Hampton
Construction. The site is particularly challenging, as the
arena bowl situated between existing railroad tracks on
two sides that will not be fully removed until 1 year into
the construction.
The use of Revit, 3D Building Information Modeling
provided a signifcant beneft to the project team during
design and the 3D models will be used by Mortenson/
Hampton during construction.

Key project information
Client City of Lincoln/University of Nebraska
Architect DLR Group
Project value $180M
Dates Completion expected in 2013
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Baylor University Football Stadium
Waco, TX, USA
The Baylor University Football Stadium is a new 41,405
seat stadium which will feature a proposed Event Center
housing a 150-seat auditorium. The stadium will be located
along the north bank of the Brazos River on the Baylor
University campus in Waco, Texas. Currently the site is
partially occupied by a lagoon that is connected to the river.

Key project information
Client Baylor University
Architect Populous
Project value Confdential
Dates Completion expected in 2013
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Ottawa Lansdowne Stadium
Ottawa, Canada
The Ottawa Lansdowne Stadium project is a renovation
of the existing stadium. The renovated stadium is being
designed to accommodate professional, university and
community sports soccer, lacrosse, football and events
such as concerts. The new stadium will have 24,000 seats,
318 of which will be wheelchair accessible, 26 corporate
boxes, 4 locker rooms, and feld/turf surface. Buro
Happold is providing structural engineering services for
the stadium which will also feature an organically shaped
wooden canopy structure that reinforces its iconic stature
in Canadian Football.

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Client Trinity Development Group Inc.
Architect Halsall Associates
Project value Confdential
Dates Completion expected in 2013
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Club de Ftbol Monterrey Stadium
Monterrey, Mexico
Upon completion the new 50,000 seat Tecate Stadium
will be one of the premier football and concert venues in
Central and South America and the new home for Club
de Ftbol Monterrey. Buro Happold provided structural
engineering services for the project which includes an
elliptical seating bowl that will ofer high quality viewing
and an iconic metal clad iconic amorphous envelope.
There are two main tiers of seating, with two levels of
luxury suites located on intermediate levels and a large
restaurant at the southern end of the stadium. The
basement provides extensive parking and club facilities.

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Client FEMSA
Architect Populous
Project value $175M
Dates Completion expected in 2012
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Emirates Stadium, Arsenal Football Club
London, UK
The overall form and structural confguration of Arsenal
FCs Emirates Stadium was derived by striving for a balance
between a wide range of factors including: high quality
viewing standards; iconic stadium form; desire to maximize
the quality of the pitch microclimate; limitations imposed
by a tight site footprint; and restrictions on budget and
construction period.
Buro Happolds structural and multidisciplinary design team
helped Sports Architecture develop the resulting elliptical
plan-form confguration which features fve main levels
of accommodation and four seating tiers, yet is contained
within a compact site footprint and also respects the height
restriction imposed by local planners.The roof form features
a constant eaves line around the entire perimeter, and then
slopes downwards towards the pitch.

Key project information
Client Arsenal Football Club
Architect Sports Architecture
Project value $288M
Dates Completed in 2006
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London 2012 Olympic Stadium
London, UK
Located in the heart of the Olympic Park, a previously
rundown industrial area of East London, the Stadium now
forms the center piece of the largest new park created in
Europe for a century. In legacy the Stadium will create a
world class athletics venue for the communities within
London and beyond. Designed with an 80,000 capacity
for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Stadium is
designed such that it can be dismantled down to a 25,000
capacity venue if required for its longer term use.
Buro Happold worked as part of Team Stadium, an
integrated design and construction team led by Sir Robert
McAlpine, and including Populous as architects and HED
as landscape architects. This collaborative and integrated
approach to the project has created a simple dismantlable
superstructure with an innovative lightweight cable
supported roof. Implementing a signifcant amount of
prefabrication of concrete and steel elements early on
meant that the program, quality of work and safety were
protected. Signifcant milestones including the lift of the
inner tension ring from its temporary scafolding structure
to its fnal position could not have been achieved without
the ingenuity and integration of the whole team.
Where possible the team reused existing materials, for
example, the Compression Truss to the roof was constructed
by using 4,000 tons of unwanted gas pipeline found in a
yard in Yorkshire. The project was completed two months
ahead of the contract completion date and under budget
with an outstanding safety record.

Key project information
Client Olympic Delivery Authority
Design-Build Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine
Architect Populous
Landscape Architect HED
Dates Completed in 2011
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Ascot Racecourse Redevelopment
Ascot, UK
The Ascot Authoritys aspiration to redevelop Ascot as the
fnest racecourse in the world provides spectators and
visitors with world class racing and viewing facilities. The
project entailed a thorough reorganization and rebuilding of
the facilities at Ascot.
Buro Happold provided all the structural and ground
engineering, building services and infrastructure design for
this challenging project. The project comprised two main
components: the enlargement of the current site and the
construction of a new grandstand.

Key project information
Client Ascot Authority (Holdings) Ltd.
Architect Populous
Project value $200M
Dates Completed in 2006
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and
Northumberland Development Project
London, UK
The Northumberland Development Project encompasses
a new Tottenham Hotspur football stadium, and the
regeneration of approx 20 acres of land within north
London. A new 58,000 seat stadium, providing a stunning
spectator experience and the highest quality of safety
and access is planned, surrounded by well-designed
public space that provides space for fans on match days
and supports community activities at other times. There
will be a hotel, a new club shop and club museum, as
well as ofces for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.
Surrounding derelict land will be redeveloped to provide
a new supermarket and 450 new homes, as well as making
signifcant improvements to the High Road, preserving
listed buildings and green spaces.
Buro Happold is providing structural and multidisciplinary
engineering services for the development. Key aspects of
the engineering design include transport engineering, to
ensure the development meets the needs of supporters,
customers and residents alike, building on successful
transport strategies already adopted, and promoting
sustainable transport solutions that integrate with existing
public provision; crowd movement modelling in order
to manage the large number of pedestrians in a busy
built-up area; geo-environmental engineering to promote
best practice in the development of this brownfeld
site; and utility engineering, working with the existing
infrastructure to develop robust and sustainable service
supply solutions to the new development.

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Client Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Architect Stadium - KSS Design Retail/residential/
site wide - Make Architects
Dates Ongoing
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The O2 Arena
London, UK
With the construction of the O2 Arena completed, a
new lease of life is infused into the famous Millennium
Dome on Greenwich Peninsula. The O2 is one of the UKs
most exciting and technically advanced music, sport and
entertainment destinations, and provides London with a
23,000 capacity state-of-the-art venue, surrounded by an
exciting entertainment district comprising a mixture of
leisure attractions, bars, restaurants, cafes and shops. The
entertainment district includes the O2 music club with a
capacity of over 2,000, an 1,800 capacity theater and the
O2 exhibition bubble which is able to host large scale
visiting international exhibitions.
The bowl shaped arenas diameter is 500 feet and lies
within the confnes of the existing dome. Much of the
existing infrastructure was retained as was the plant
cylinders that house the services, such as electrical switch
gear. Existing piles within the foor were also incorporated
into the design where possible and appropriate.

Key project information
Client Anschutz Entertainment Group
Architect Populous
Project value $160M
Dates Completed in 2007
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The Millennium Dome
Greenwich, London, UK
One of the most recognized landmarks in the UK and
the largest of its kind in the world, the Millennium
Dome was completed in 1999. Buro Happold provided
multidisciplinary services including structural engineering
and long span and lightweight structures engneering.
The roof of the Dome is an enormous cable net, 1,000 feet
in diameter and clad in 860,000 square feet of tensioned
PTFE coated glass fber fabric. It is an innovative feat of
engineering yet simple in concept, and was the recipient
of the prestigious MacRobert Award in 1999. The roof
surface is shaped like a spherical cap. Twelve 330-foot-
high steel masts extend from the roof that support a
tensioned net of steel cables, arranged radially on the
surface of the Dome and held in place by hangar and
tie-down cables at 82 foot intervals. An inner layer of
covering reduces thermal gain and improves thermal and
acoustic performance.

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Client The New Millennium Experience
Company Limited
Architect Richard Rogers Partnerships
Project value $1.2B
Dates Completed in 1999
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Aviva Stadium
Dublin, Ireland
Buro Happold undertook the structural, civil and
geotechnical engineering for this 50,000 seat stadium built
for both the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Football
Association of Ireland. The new stadium is on the site of the
old Lansdowne Road Stadium and consists of a continuous
curvilinear shaped stand enclosing all four sides of the feld.
The south, east and west stands all have four tiers of seating
with the majority of the spectators alongside the pitch. On
the north side there is just the one tier as the stadium comes
down dramatically in height to minimize the impact of the
building on the adjoining neighborhood.
The roof of the new stadium is approximately 620 feet long
in the north-south direction and 650 feet wide in the east-
west direction. Diferent structural systems were required to
form the roof and respond to the difering building height
criteria and seating bowl confgurations of each stand.
The horseshoe roof truss is supported on 15m high sculpted
concrete columns which spring from behind the north stand
tier. From these, the faceted horseshoe truss runs around
and provides cover to the east, south and west stands of
the stadium, and is supported by radial spur trusses at
each facet. The single tiered north stand is covered by a
lightweight in-plane truss system roof, which is supported
of the horseshoe truss.

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Client Lansdowne Road Stadium Development
Company
Architect Populous / Scott Tallon Walker
Project value $545M
Dates Completed in 2010
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Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Brian Lara Stadium is a world class training facility and
athletic center located near the Port of Spain in Trinidad.
The 15,000-seat stadium was envisioned to compliment the
natural slope of the landscape.
The stadium prominently features a 3-story grandstand with
executive box and club seating accommodations, a four-
story press tower and a sweeping, articulated steel canopy
roof which cantilevers 30-meters from supporting columns.
Buro Happold collaborated closely with Populous to best
articulate the exposed structure and was responsible for
structural engineering of the extensive system of retaining
walls, pile foundations, the superstructure and roof structure
and the lateral stability system.
Buro Happold also optimized the structure supporting the
raked seating through dynamic simulation methods to fnd
signifcant savings in steel tonnage.
Key project information
Client Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Architect Populous
Project value $26.5M
Dates Completed in 2008
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The 8,500 seat Palasport Oval Lingotto is a world class speed
skating arena which was part of the redevelopment of the
Lingotto exhibition complex. The design had to meet three
key criteria: provide optimum internal climatic conditions for
speed skating; create a fexible, dual-use venue for the local
community that ofers skating in winter and exhibition space
in the summer; and improve the local environment as an
integral part of the urban redevelopment.
Buro Happolds structural engineers faced a key challenge on
the project - the construction of the arenas soaring 360 x 720
feet clear-span roof structure, which is made up of a system
of arching secondary trusses and curved primary bow-trusses
supported at one end on leaning quadrapod legs. The entire
steel structure is exposed and its undulating form gives the
arena a stunning appearance. The roof was designed to carry
substantial snow loads and undergoes large defections under
both snow and thermal loadings; requiring an innovative joint
at the head of the facades to accommodate these movements.

Key project information
Client Agenzia Torino 2006
Architect HOK SVE and Studio Zoppini Associati
Project value $35M
Date Completed in 2005
Images copyright Studio Zoppini Associati
Palasport Oval Lingotto
Turin, Italy
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Estdio das Dunas Natal
Natal, Brazil
The project is a part of the city of Natals ambitious proposal
to host the 2014 World Cup. Buro Happold completed the
structural design of the stadium which is a harmonious
incorporation of diferent structural components. The
steel structure for the roof is made up of large curved
cantilevering trusses. These are held back by the concrete
raker beams that make up the concrete stands. At the same
time the depth of the roof allows for the incorporation of
light ETFE pillows for transparency which create a dynamic
and exciting pattern in the roof scape.

Key project information
Client Confdential
Architect Populous
Project value Confdential
Dates Completion expected in 2014
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Astana Stadium
Republic of Kazakhstan, Russia
Astana Stadium is architecturally one of the most
important buildings of Astana, the capital city of
Kazakhstan and has been designed to refect the modern
and contemporary aspects of the city, with its sweeping
elliptical form and innovative retractable roof. The
stadium has a total seating capacity of 30,000, comprised
of 14,000 in the upper tier and 16,000 in the lower stand
and the feld meets FIFA and UEFA criteria.
Buro Happold provided structural engineering services
for the project and was responsible for the concept
design for the whole stadium and the scheme design for
the movable, polycarbonate roof. The roof protects the
feld from the harsh climatic conditions, but also provides
natural light and ventilation for the comfort of the
spectators.
The main structure is comprised of insitu reinforced concrete
with prefabricated concrete elements for the stands. The
concrete structure provides an economical yet durable
structure with good resistance against weather conditions.
Sections of the east and west elevations are faced in profled
aluminium cladding afording it a sleek, aesthetic quality.

Key project information
Client Sembol Construction
Architect Tabanlioglu Architect
Sport Consultant Populous
Project value $48M
Dates Completed in 2009
all images Populous
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Everton Football Stadium
Kirkby, UK
Buro Happold was appointed by Barr Construction to
provide the structural and multidisciplinary engineering
design for Evertons new 50,000 seat stadium, located in
Kirkby. Provision was made to ensure that the stadium
capacity can be expanded to 60,000 in the future as well as
provisions for hospitality for 1,700 people, expandable to
3,750 people with 24 boxes.
The utilities and shell infrastructure will accommodate
future expansion. Only the second-foor is to feature
conditioned, insulated spaces suitable for premium-level
type activities. The frst foor and third foor are to be
unconditioned spaces, ventilated by a combination of
natural ventilation and extract to toilets and kiosks.

Key project information
Client Barr Technical Services
Project value $103M
Dates Completed in 2009
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Bristol City Football Club New Stadium
Ashton Vale, UK
In November 2007 Bristol City Football Club announced
their intention to relocate to a new site in Ashton Vale.
The proposed new stadium will have an increased seating
capacity of 30,000 with a fexible design, potentially
accommodating up to 40,000 in the following phases. The
stadium will be designed to host Rugby Union matches
and non-sporting events such as concerts and exhibitions.
One of the clubs requirements for their new stadium is the
ability to host UEFA and/or FIFA sponsored games so great
care has been taken to ensure the design is compliant
with UEFAs and FIFAs current specifcation guidelines for
stadia.
The clubs supporters have been at the heart of this new
stadium; a detailed consultation process was carried
out, initiated through a fans survey and concluded with
a number of meetings between the design team and
supporters trust. These sessions proved to be extremely
benefcial, refning and confrming the clubs original
design brief.
All images Populous
In order to improve the new stadiums environmental
credentials, diferent methods of reducing the carbon
emissions and running costs have been investigated, such
as photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and ground source
heat pumps.
Currently we are proposing solutions (which include the
provision of a biomass heating plant) that will reduce the
site carbon emissions by 10%, while creating a minimal
aesthetic and cost impact for the stadium and the
surrounding site.
We are currently awating planning permission for this new
stadium and the program indicates a stadium opening for
the start of the 2013 football season.

Key project information
Client Bristol City Football Club
Architect Populous
Value $103M
Dates Ongoing
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