Stadiums that look like the Amex?

[Bones]

Interestingly enough I am pretty sure the architects who designed that stadium also did the Amex. I seem to remember that at one of the first stadium forums at Hove Town Hall about 10-12 years ago Dick Knight introduced these 2 guys who were among the audience and said that they also designed the Sydney Olympic Stadium...Anyone else remember this?

This is the original graphic of the Falmer Stadium and as you can see, it has not changed much from the finished article:

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Rustington BHA

Company I work did the QS.
KSS were the architect.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Leipzig Zentral Stadium, is a RINGER for the Amex;

 

[Yoda]

Does anyone remember the original design of Falmer was to be one stand , I think the West Stand and 3 temporary ones like the South at Withdean ?
Of course that was down to the potless pillock being involved.

Think it might have been the East Stand first not the West. With the West being built in the 2nd phase and finally the North & South in the final phase.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Leipzig Zentral Stadium, is a RINGER for the Amex;

That is awesome, the way it is sunk into the land with the bridges leading up to it!

 

[Notters]

Does anyone remember the original design of Falmer was to be one stand , I think the West Stand and 3 temporary ones like the South at Withdean ?
Of course that was down to the potless pillock being involved.

I'd almost forgotten that; it would've been quite crap wouldn't it?

I seem to remember it would have initially been a permanent east stand with temporary north and south stands, with a total capacity of 10,000... and we were still excited about it!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I'd almost forgotten that; it would've been quite crap wouldn't it?

I seem to remember it would have initially been a permanent east stand with temporary north and south stands, with a total capacity of 10,000... and we were still excited about it!

Bad Times

 

[strings]

Do any pictures of this staged/modular Falmer design exist? They would be very interesting to see.

 

[Scotty Mac]

Does anyone remember the original design of Falmer was to be one stand , I think the West Stand and 3 temporary ones like the South at Withdean ?
Of course that was down to the potless pillock being involved.

we probably would have run out of money half way through and ended up with half a stadium

 

[Scoffers]

That is awesome, the way it is sunk into the land with the bridges leading up to it!

Not so good when the river banks burst

 

[Hunting 784561]

Do any pictures of this staged/modular Falmer design exist? They would be very interesting to see.

Here you go...

 

[ROSM]

I'd almost forgotten that; it would've been quite crap wouldn't it?

I seem to remember it would have initially been a permanent east stand with temporary north and south stands, with a total capacity of 10,000... and we were still excited about it!

It was a full west stand and plus a temporary side. The west stand in those days was expected to be 10k (rather than the 12 now) and the side would add another 4 k. the south stand at withdean was going to be the temporary side.

Dont forget that when it was planned we were still in the old div 3 and were struggling mid table at best after Horton went and playing in front of 3k at Gillingham.

As time elapsed to proved to be more cost effective to build all in one go and also the team were more succesful (playing in front of initially 6k then 7k at withdean and selling out). The change in build phase allowed the change in design which means the roof needed to be built in one go so it could hold itself up using the arches and support ring.

 

[peterward]

Hull KC stadium

 

[fork me]

LOL, out of all the one's so far, that's the only one I've been to. Apparently they could flood the arena and stage navy battles. Just imagine the damage that would do to the pitch.

 

[ROSM]

That is awesome, the way it is sunk into the land with the bridges leading up to it!

It's built within the footprint of an old 1930's stadium. Those banks are the old terraces

 

[16bha]

Leipzig Zentral Stadium, is a RINGER for the Amex;

A stadium within a stadium. What a great use of the old structure.

 

[fire&skill]

And all the fans will be 13ft tall

 

[Fungus]

And all the fans will be 13ft tall

There's grass on the roof!

 

[SirElliotBennett]

Hull KC stadium

I was just about to suggest this.

 

[Superseagull]

The first plans they had for the redeveloped Landsdown Road were very similar to our Stade de AMEX.

 

[8ace]

That's nothing like a stadium

Now I get your joke, the image must have been cached on my work machine so it appeared ok for me. Not working now I'm back home.