Cape Town Stadium
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Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo: Bruce Sutherland)
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Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo: Marcus Bredt)
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Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo: Marcus Bredt)
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Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo: Marcus Bredt)
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Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo: Bruce Sutherland)
Architect
gmp · Architekten
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner

Project
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town / South Africa, 2010
Description
Cape Town Stadium is situated as a solitary body, embedded in Green Point Common at the foot of Signal Hill and is ordered into the landscaped complex. The shell of the stadium was designed as an abstract, linearly arranged membrane construction, which transforms the stadium into a sculpture and intensifies its integration in the existing landscape. The roof construction is a combination of a suspended roof with radial truss structure. It is outfitted with laminated safety glass elements and its interior is clad with a diaphanous membrane.
Consultancy
2006 – 1st Prize

Design
Volkwin Marg and Hubert Nienhoff with Robert Hormes

Client
City of Cape Town, spv 2010

Construction period
2007–2010

Seats
68,000