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Shanghai Stadium

Shanghai Stadium
Shanghai Stadium

General Information

Structural Type: Truss-supported membrane structure
Function / usage: Stadium / Arena
Completed in: 1997
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Shanghai, China, Asia
Part of:
Coordinates: 31° 10' 60.00" N    121° 26' 15.00" E

Technical Information

Dimensions

height 62.5 m
seats 80 000
membrane covered area 28 900 m2
site area 190 000 m2
building area 100 000 m2
total floor area 170 000 m2

Materials

membrane PTFE-coated glass-fiber fabric
building structure reinforced concrete

Chronology

September 1995 - May 1997

Design period
September 1995 - September 1997

Construction period.
November 1996 - May 1997

Construction of membrane

Participants

Client
Architecture
Wind tunnel testing
Structural engineering
General contractor
Membrane supplier

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

  • Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Olympic Architecture (1st edition), China Architecture & Building Press / Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), ISBN 376438834X, 2008; pp. 248-253
  • Ishii, Kazuo Membrane Designs and Structures in the World (1st edition), Shinkenchiku-sha Co. Ltd, Tokyo (Japan), ISBN 4786901466, 1999; pp. 220-223

Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0000726
Created: 19/05/2000
Last Updated: 05/03/2013