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EDITOR’ S COLUMN
Mother Russia!
Russia’ s landmark Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Hosted for the first time by an Eastern European country, the 2018 FIFA World Cup was quite a whopper – with France having kissed the golden trophy as the defending champions, what next for the 12 Russian stadiums that played host to our favourite football teams earlier this year?
Russian president Vladimir Putin promised that the stadium would not slump into white elephant status and are expected to be put to good use as
Penetron sustainable venues. On a construction front, several Russian stadiums were built with this promise in mind.
Concrete waterproofing and durability experts Penetron has been behind countless large sports stadium projects. Penetron Russia worked with the World Cup construction teams across Russia to provide concrete waterproofing know-how to projects that often underwent numerous changes in design and size.
Penetron’ s crystalline technology was applied to the major renovation of Russia’ s most famous soccer stadium, Luzhniki. Built in 1956, Luzhniki Stadium underwent a comprehensive renovation that also preserved the stadium’ s historical façade, a Moscow landmark. Extra bleacher tiers were added, increasing seating to 80 000. Retaining its distinctive roof form, the iconic structure welcomed a new roof installation that matches the shape of the previous stadium.
Now we wait another four years until the world is captivated again in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup – the first Arab state to host the event.
While Qatar has received immense criticism for various reasons, including corruption and historic human rights abuse, its futuristic and sustainable stadiums are worth an architectural mention.
Candace Sofianos King | senior writer candace @ interactmedia. co. za
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12 to 13 September 2018 Cape Construction Expo Sun Exhibit, Grand West, Cape Town www. cape-construction. co. za
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17 to 19 October 2018 SACSC Annual Congress Durban International Convention Centre, Durban www. sacsc. co. za
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11 to 13 June 2019 African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Johannesburg www. totallyconcrete. co. za
24 to 26 July 2019 KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition( KITE) Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban www. kznindustrial. co. za
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