Rock Stadium was a proposed football stadium based in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
History
editWith the aim of increasing tourism and to capitalize on the rising status of football, the Emirati government made a plan to create a unique football stadium.[1]
Rock Stadium was designed by MZ Architects, a firm with locations in countries including Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.[2] MZ Architects initially wanted to build the stadium in the desert, but after visiting the mountain, which reminded them of an Ancient Greek amphitheater, they decided to designed a stadium with natural hills for seats and a cave-like entrance that sunk into the ground.[3]
The roof was proposed to be modeled after desert hills.[4] Material excavated by constriction was proposed to be used for the stadium to be more sustainable.[5] Lastly, the Rock Stadium was proposed to have a capacity of around 40000.[6]
The Rock Stadium received attention from foreign media because of its unique design, and received several design awards.[7] However, the stadium was never built.[1]
References
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- ^ "The Rock Stadium Rises from the Desert in Sharp Planes". Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "This Is a Stadium, Not a Secret Fortress for a James Bond Villain". bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-27.
- ^ "New design: Rock Stadium". stadiumdb.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "UAE's planned Rock Stadium, built into mountainside". thenationalnews.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Architects Propose Carving a Soccer Stadium Into Mountains Near Abu Dhab". The Architects Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "From Abu Dhabi to Bolivia... The world's 10 weirdest stadiums". allfootballapp.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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