Location: Dalian, China
Building surface: 38,500 m2
Building site: 144,000 m2
Capacity: 40,000 spectators
Programme: Football stadium with two additional training grounds
Status: Competition 1st prize
UNStudio: Ben van Berkel, Caroline Bos, Astrid Piber with Nuno Almeida, Ger Gijzen, and
Cynthia Markhoff, Luis Etchegorry, Shu Yan Chan, Ramon van der Heijden, Fernie Lai, Marcin Koltunski
UNStudio has won the limited competition for a 40,000 spectator football stadium for the most successful club in the Chinese Super League: Dalian Shide FC. The main stadium houses spectator seating, TV broadcasting centre, administration areas, VIP lounge, players facilities and public concourse in a layered envelope which extends on ground level to provide outdoor public areas above decked parking facilities.
