Comments on: Foto Focus: Allianz Arena

By: The Best Stadiums in the World | Pitch Invasion

The Best Stadiums in the World | Pitch Invasion — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:14:16 +0000

[...] built in some atmosphere.” The only stadium built since the 1970s in the list, we featured the Allianz Arena here just recently — and I still wonder a little about the coldness of the design inside, [...]

By: ian

ian — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:56:43 +0000

Anyone remember Rollerball, the 70’s sci-fi

classic film rember this as a teen stunning building having said that

By: Ground-sharing: Should it be a taboo? | Pitch Invasion

Ground-sharing: Should it be a taboo? | Pitch Invasion — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000

[...] Germany, the facade of the Allianz Arena might change colour to reflect whether it’s Bayern or 1860 Munich playing, yet the latter is now very much the [...]

By: Adrian Ludbrook

Adrian Ludbrook — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:05:43 +0000

Anyone remember Rollerball, the 70′s sci-fi? It was set in Houston but used another Munich landmark, the BMW towers (see the ‘from afar’ pic), as Houston Energy’s corporate HQ. If the Arena had been around then you can bet your bottom dollar it would have been used in the film. In this age of identikit stadia it’s nice to see you can be brave in your design.

By: probek

probek — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:49:44 +0000

Does the experience match the adornment at Allianz Arena?

Well, um, it depends. The stadium is certainly a stunner – from the outside. It possibly can’t match that experience if you visit it inside, as in how can it be better or even similar if it’s such a beauty. There’s too much concrete and too few restrooms when Bayern Munich plays (69.000 people attended virtually every game since opening).

But the view for the majority of the attendees is certainly better than in the older Olympic Stadium and the reasons for some (not many!) supporters to be unhappy with the Arena lies certainly not in the architecture. And that’s true even for the fans of the other Munich club. But the prawn sandwich areas are nice and comfortable, I can tell you that, too. You don’t even have to watch the game.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:08:33 +0000

The stadium is gorgeous and reminds me of 2001 a Space Odyssey (and Mark Von Bommel is Hal). However, everytime I see this style of design, I fear in 10 years it will go the way of Epcot….