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Thursday, 27 November 2014 02:00

Singapore National Stadium

The stadium is the centrepiece of the 35ha Singapore Sports Hub|The west side of the dome is open, allowing views of the bay|Five-metre-deep steel trusses arc over the pitch|The roof reduces sunlight to eight per cent of its intensity|A tiered canvas canopy shelters the concourse|The ETFE roof can be closed over the pitch|Various seating configurations are possible|Tiered green mounds form part of the “landscape plinth”||

Singapore's new National Stadium has the world's largest single-span dome. And by leaving it open at one end, its designers have given the multi-purpose pitch one of the most beautiful backdrops in sport

Published in Features
Wednesday, 09 April 2014 16:09

Frei Otto’s Arctic City

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Frei Otto’s proposal to house 40,000 people under a 2km dome in the Arctic Circle reflected the zeitgeist of the 1970s – a concern about the ecological future combined with the promise of a better tomorrow.

Published in Features
Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:57

Metabolism, the City of the Future

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A tale of postwar visionaries has a lot to say to post-earthquake Japan, says Julian Worrall.

Published in Review