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Stadium / leisure

Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Engineering an international competition-winning proposal

Stadium / leisureCompetitionSaudi Arabia

Excavated stadium bowl with earthworks plant and tower cranes on a desert site.

The decision

Problem

Could an extraordinary architectural concept on a highly constrained cliffside site become a credible competition proposal?

Evidence

Site investigation constraints, cliff-edge temporary works, rock support and foundation options.

Analysis

Geotechnical and civil engineering input integrated with constructability, cut-and-fill earthworks and programme thinking.

Decision

Engineering and constructability developed into the competition submission.

Consequence

The international design competition was won.

Outcomes

  • Engineering and constructability input carried into a competition-winning submission.
  • Foundation, cliff-edge temporary works and earthworks strategy developed together.
  • Design decisions tested for buildability before they were committed.

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