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First LEED Stadium in Worldcup
Brazil World Cup 2014 introduced to the world the first lead stadium in the world certified by the US green Building Council. The stadium is considered archtiecturally a state of art by its special shape and as a LEED stadium.
With a max. capacity of 46K and a cost of $288 million Arean Amazonia showed the world that you can be iconic structures and green as well.
Arena da Amazônia (Amazon Arena) is the name of a football stadium in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, located on the former site of the Vivaldi stadium. The stadium has an all-seater capacity of 46,000 and was constructed from 2010 to December 2013. It will host matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Dates: 2008 (design), 2010-2013 (construction)
•Concept and schematic design: gmp and schlaich bergermann and partners with STADIA, são paulo
•Detail design: gmp and schlaich bergermann and partners
Lead designers: volkwin marg and hubert nienhoff with martin glass
•Project management: martin glass, maike carlsen
•Project management brazil: burkhard pick, sander-christiaan troost
•Landscape design: ST raum a. (design phase); interact, são paulo
•The Arena da Amazônia is one of the world’s first stadiums to be certified under the LEED scheme administered by the US Green Building Council.