The stadium in itself, which until, now prayed a subordinate part as a structure both in sporting and also in architectural, terms, has now become the focal point of public and specialist interest. Fundamental. questions such as the sense and purpose of the preser- vation of athl.etics tracks were discussed to just the same extent as the special, worth of the Olympic stadiums in Munich and Berlin as historical, monuments or also the economic viability of the bull.dings in terms of their future capacity utilisation.

002 Imprint

006 Foreword

168 Bibtiography

170 Stadium Index

172 Architect Index

174 Photography Credits

The Stadia

008 Munich AtUanzArena

024 Stuttgart Gotttieb-Daimter-Stadium

038 Nuremberg Franken-Stadium,

050 Kaiserstautern Fritz-Watter-Stadium

062 Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena

078 Leipzig Centrat Stadium

090 Cotogne RheinEnergie-Stadium

104 GetsenkirchenVELTINS-Arena

118 Dortmund Westfatenstadium

130 Hanover AWD Arena

144 Hamburg AOL Arena

156 Bertin Otympiastadium

History

010 Sportsfietd

010 1. Ancient Greece: Otympia-

   Stadium, Theatre and Assembly Hart

   - Gymnasium

020 2. The Roman Empire: Stadium and

   Circus - Amphitheatre - The Export of

   Architecture - Gymnasium

   and Thermae

040 3. The Middte Ages: Basic Attitude

   Change - Tournament

046 4. Modern Facitities: Palatial.

   Facitities - Riding and Festive Hal.l.s -

   Circus, Boxing Hart and Swimming

   Baths - Bull.dings for Batl. Sports -

   Garden - Town Square

073 5. The New Stadium: Buttfighting

   Arena - Horse Racing Track -

   Gymnastics and Swimming Hart -

   The first Modern Otympic Games -

   Historicism and Neo-Classicism -

   The Modern Period

094 6. The Post-War Period: Gigantic

   Bowls - Halts

109 7. Diversity Around The Mittennium:

   Metat, Supporting Frameworks and

   Prefabricated Buildings - Lightweight

   Construction and Textite -

   Conservation of Monuments - Post-

   Modernism - Landmarks and City

   Markers - Overall Form - Urban

   Development - Mufti- Purpose Arenas