In June and July of 2010, the eyes of the world turned to South Africa, as it became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup. Three of the ten stadiums envisaged for this international spectacle were planned and realized by German architectural firm Von Gerkan, Marg und Partner in conjunction with the engineers Schlaich Bergermann und Partner. Their dramatic sense of gesture and luminous glow have placed these stadiums among the most beautiful contemporary sports architecture around the globe. 3 Stadia 2010 presents these three stadiums--with their unique challenges and triumphs--through stories and photographs from throughout their development process. Calling on a range of voices from the world of architecture, the publication describes how these new landmarks have transformed the South African coastal towns of Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town into architectonic locations of the African dream.

Richard Klug

Durban--The Christmas Port

Durban - der Weihnachtshafen

Falk Jaeger

An Arch in the Sky for the Port by the Indian Ocean

Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban

Ein Himmelsbogen fLir die Hafenstadt am Indischen Ozean

Das Moses-Mabhida-Stadion in Durban

Wolfga ng Drechsler

Port Elizabeth, Friendly City

Port Elizabeth, freundliche Stadt

Falk Jaeger

A Bright Flower for the Drab City by the O.uiet Sea

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth

Eine strahlende BILite fLir die graue Stadt am Stillen Ozean

Das Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth

Wolfgang Drechsler

CapeTown, a City in the Wind

Kapstadt, Stadt am Wind

Falk Jaeger

A Jewel for the Diva

The CapeTown Stadium on Green Point Common in CapeTown

Eine Brosche fLir die Diva

Das Cape Town Stadium aufdem Green Point Common

in Kapstadt

Richard Klug

Football in South Africa--Balsam for the Nation's Soul

Fugball in SLidafrika - Balsam fLir die nationale Seele

Facts and Figures

Zahlen Daten Fakten

Practices and Authors

BLiros und Autoren

Photo Credits

Bildnachweis