Comments on: Stadium Spotlight: Stade de France That Never Was http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/12/08/stadium-spotlight-stade-de-france-that-never-was/ A soccer blog featuring essays, news and photography exploring soccer around the world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobby http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/12/08/stadium-spotlight-stade-de-france-that-never-was/comment-page-1/#comment-17378 Bobby Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:34:32 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=5221#comment-17378 I like the idea, in fact it's awesome, but it'd be a nightmare to engineer. I like the idea, in fact it’s awesome, but it’d be a nightmare to engineer.

]]> By: JLM http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/12/08/stadium-spotlight-stade-de-france-that-never-was/comment-page-1/#comment-17358 JLM Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:27:44 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=5221#comment-17358 One of the great "what-if" civic projects of the last 20ish years. A great many top-level architects have tackled stadium design in that period, very few have re-approached the concept of public gathering via arena seating like Nouvel did. One of the great “what-if” civic projects of the last 20ish years. A great many top-level architects have tackled stadium design in that period, very few have re-approached the concept of public gathering via arena seating like Nouvel did.

]]> By: Adrian Ludbrook http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/12/08/stadium-spotlight-stade-de-france-that-never-was/comment-page-1/#comment-17354 Adrian Ludbrook Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:25:53 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=5221#comment-17354 Cost overrun indeed, but if any country could pull it off it would be the French. They don't get bogged down in red tape, enquiries, public objections etc that blight every project in the UK, where most projects get scaled back (2012 Olympics anyone?) because before the first foundation can be laid we've spent several million on a third party report on how we can avoid scaring Mrs Johnson's cat or upsetting an ants nest during construction. The French government just up and run with their 'grands projets', that's why the Eurostar used to run at 300 km/h in France, 200 km/h in the Channel Tunnel and 100 km/h in the UK whilst we argued for 15 years over what route would upset the least amount of Tory voters. The tunnel opened in the early 90's, the UK section of high speed track and the dedicated London terminus didn't open until this year! It's a crying shame as in this country we have the likes of Norman Foster, the best architect in the world right now, and he has to ply a lot of his trade abroad (including France - the recently opened highest road bridge in the world was a Norman Foster design) instead of designing a Britain for the 21st century. Anyway, rant over, and for once a missed opportunity from our Gallic cousins. That design makes the Stade de France look positively middle of the road. From the country that gave us family cars with air suspension and the Pompidou Centre I thought they would have lapped up the chance of having the world's first 'Rubik's Stadium'. Cost overrun indeed, but if any country could pull it off it would be the French. They don’t get bogged down in red tape, enquiries, public objections etc that blight every project in the UK, where most projects get scaled back (2012 Olympics anyone?) because before the first foundation can be laid we’ve spent several million on a third party report on how we can avoid scaring Mrs Johnson’s cat or upsetting an ants nest during construction. The French government just up and run with their ‘grands projets’, that’s why the Eurostar used to run at 300 km/h in France, 200 km/h in the Channel Tunnel and 100 km/h in the UK whilst we argued for 15 years over what route would upset the least amount of Tory voters. The tunnel opened in the early 90′s, the UK section of high speed track and the dedicated London terminus didn’t open until this year!

It’s a crying shame as in this country we have the likes of Norman Foster, the best architect in the world right now, and he has to ply a lot of his trade abroad (including France – the recently opened highest road bridge in the world was a Norman Foster design) instead of designing a Britain for the 21st century.

Anyway, rant over, and for once a missed opportunity from our Gallic cousins. That design makes the Stade de France look positively middle of the road. From the country that gave us family cars with air suspension and the Pompidou Centre I thought they would have lapped up the chance of having the world’s first ‘Rubik’s Stadium’.

]]> By: A ruiz http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/12/08/stadium-spotlight-stade-de-france-that-never-was/comment-page-1/#comment-17350 A ruiz Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:05:57 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=5221#comment-17350 That has cost overrun written all over it, but its still a neat concept. That has cost overrun written all over it, but its still a neat concept.

]]> By: Rob http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/12/08/stadium-spotlight-stade-de-france-that-never-was/comment-page-1/#comment-17342 Rob Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:25:12 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=5221#comment-17342 Wow, that design looks much more intimate and would really celebrate the architectural genius that France can posses at some times. Wouldn't be surprised to see a stadium like this pop up in the future though. Wow, that design looks much more intimate and would really celebrate the architectural genius that France can posses at some times.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see a stadium like this pop up in the future though.

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