The roof of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand at Old Trafford continues to leak and a waterfall gushed down from the Stretford End roof prior to the April 2019 derby. Tottenham Hotspur opened their new 80,000 all-seater stadium in 2019, Liverpool renovated their main stand in 2016 and Manchester City enhanced the south stand of the Etihad Stadium in 2015. During the Glazers ' 16-year ownership, United have made a handful of upgrades to the stadium.įormer captain Gary Neville echoed the views of many matchgoers last week by opining the stadium is 'rotting'. Plans for the quadrants were announced in March 2004 - 14 months before the Glazer family completed their takeover of the club. United have not increased Old Trafford since the north-west and north-east quadrants were installed in March 2006, taking the capacity to around 76,000. The projected size was scaled down in 2014 after the estimate more than doubled to ¥300 billion, but after the new estimate of ¥163 billion was again inflated to ¥252 billion in 2015, her design was rejected.Ĭonstruction of the new stadium was originally planned to start this fall for completion in spring 2019.Manchester United insist they are 'open' to expanding Old Trafford but have clarified there are currently no plans to do so. The British-Iraqi architect’s futuristic design, characterized by two arches supporting a roof resembling a cycling helmet, won the competition in 2012 and had an initial estimated cost of ¥130 billion. Education minister Hakubun Shimomura subsequently stepped down.Īs the clamor grew over the stadium’s astronomical construction costs, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe axed Hadid’s design in July to restart the process. The project also lacked detailed explanations about the selection process.Īfter probing the selection process, a government-appointed independent investigative panel concluded in September that neither the education ministry nor JSC had the ability to lead the construction project. The two proposals will undergo screening by an expert panel and checks by relevant Cabinet ministers, with the final selection to be made by the end of the year.Įarlier this year, the giant, ill-fated design of British-based architect Zaha Hadid was rejected amid the mounting public outcry over snowballing costs and its futuristic appearance, which critics said was too loud for the nature-protected Yoyogi area. The design tender was opened in September and closed on Nov. Once bitten, twice shy, the government-affiliated sports body, nervous after embarrassing revelations highlighted the sloppy handling of the preparatory work for the world’s biggest sporting event, took the unusual step of disclosing the new design proposals, which are still under screening. “I like it also because it carries over the atmosphere of the old National Stadium.”
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“Personally I like design B because it allows people to enjoy walking around the facility or gather,” Moriyama said. Moriyama noted both designs take into account the natural environment of their surroundings, which are protected by the urban development law, but in different ways.ĭesign A features outside walls embellished with plants in multiple layers, while B is notable in that it dispenses with walls around its oval outline, which is formed by 72 wooden pillars. Japanese media reports say the designs were submitted by a joint venture involving Taisei Corp., and a another venture comprising Takenaka Corp., Shimizu Corp.
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But the companies involved remain a secret.
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The two new designs, which are apparently Japanese in origin, are simply called A and B. “I think the idea of using wood in large structures may globally impact architecture,” he said.