2024-12-22T03:25:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150346764/populous-attached-to-proposed-etihad-stadium-expansion-for-manchester-city-fc Josh Niland 2023-04-18T18:16:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/24/2409ca95dde94f943c2d53a1c0a49ece.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Manchester City Football Club has just released renderings for a proposed expansion of their 24-year-old Etihad Stadium led by <a href="https://archinect.com/populous" target="_blank">Populous</a>.</p> <p>The submission to the Manchester City Council calls for a &ldquo;best-in-class&rdquo; fan experience and year-round live entertainment venue to be integrated into the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4008/stadium" target="_blank">stadium</a> complex. The scheme was proposed following the results of a monthlong consultation process with fans and members of the local community and will help expand seating capacity during performances to over 60,000.</p> <p>A 3,000-capacity covered exterior City Square fan zone is also included in the design, along with plans for a 400-room hotel, team store, and museum.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b0/b07c1a0592f445b8330c018b4eb21607.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b0/b07c1a0592f445b8330c018b4eb21607.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Manchester City FC</figcaption></figure><p>A new tier will be added above the stadium&rsquo;s North Stand section to provide space for the new accommodations. The plan also calls for the inclusion of startup spaces in the development, supported by City Football Group and Etihad Campus. Manchester City is promising investments in excess of &pound;300 millio...</p>