Zaha Hadid Architects' first all-wood soccer stadium plan gets approved in the UK

2024-12-09T17:37:00-05:00

The BBC is reporting that a proposal from Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for what will be the first all-wood soccer stadium design in the world is finally moving forward after planning approvals were granted in Nailsworth, UK.

We covered its initial announcement back in 2016, when it was marketed as the 'centerpiece' for the town's £100 million ($127.5 million USD) Eco Park development. The plan calls for 5,000 seats plus other key inclusions making it "the lowest embodied carbon of any stadium in the world."

HOK's design for the first all-electric soccer stadium, Etihad Park in Queens, also recently broke ground in New York City.

Zaha Hadid Architects to design new stadium for the Forest Green Rovers

2016-11-03T12:51:00-04:00

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has just won another major commission: the Forest Green Rovers football stadium in Stroud, UK. The announcement follows a seven month competition, with ZHA winning out over 50+ entries from around the world.

The stadium will be built almost entirely out of wood, which the Forest Green Rovers’ chairman, Dale Vince, asserts will make it have “the lowest embodied carbon of any stadium in the world”. Alongside a timber structure, roof, cantilevers and cladding, the stadium’s floor slab and seating terraces will be made of wood. According to the press release, the timber will be sourced sustainably.

“The stadium’s roof is covered with a transparent membrane, which contributes to turf growth, minimizes stark shadows for players and fans and reduces the volumetric impact of the stadium from distant views in the surrounding landscape,” states James Heverin, Director of ZHA.

“The stadium’s design incorporates the club’s future growth. Initially for 5,000 spectators, ...

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Zaha Hadid Architects' first all-wood soccer stadium plan gets approved in the UK

Zaha Hadid Architects to design new stadium for the Forest Green Rovers