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The first five proposed stadia for the World Cup were unveiled at thebeginning of March 2010. The stadia will employ cooling technology capable ofreducing temperatures within the stadium by up to 20 degrees Celsius, and the upper tiers of the stadia will be disassembled after the World Cup and donated to countries with less developed sports infrastructure.All of the five stadium projects launched have been designed by German architect Albert Speer & Partners
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AS&P - Albert Speer & Partner GmbH combines innovative methods in architecture, urban design and transportation planning to provide clients with holistic solutions. In the process, it can draw on many decades of experience in designing and managing international planning and construction projects. The company's portfolio includes multi-storey dwellings and high-rises, urban planning, urban design and regional development, planning for tourism and leisure-time facilities, conceptual transportation planning and project management through to the planning for major international events and expert consultancy for politicians. Find out more info their official website http://www.as-p.de/
A generously illustrated monograph on the planning, development, and construction of sustainable cities by one of the world s most forward-thinking architectural and urban
planning practices.
For more than forty years, Albert Speer & Partners have been designing ecologically sensitive communities throughout the globe. Many of their trailblazing projects are discussed in this compelling and timely look at what has been accomplished in an effort to satisfy the array of social, economic, and environmental demands of the twenty-first century. The authors explore themes of redeveloping aging cities, resource conservation, urban density, zoning, and new technology. Focusing on projects in cities as wide-ranging as Shanghai, Baku, Cairo, Changchun, and Frankfurt, the book includes plans, renderings, drawings, and photographs of the sites. A model of innovative thinking and practice, the firm is shown most importantly as embracing its highest priority of sustainable urban planning.
About the Author
JEREMY GAINES is a writer, architectural critic, and translator based in
Frankfurt, Germany.
STEFAN JÄGER is an award-winning journalist and writer based in Germany.
Product Details
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Prestel USA (September 9, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9783791342078
ISBN-13: 978-3791342078
ASIN: 379134207X
