Grandstand roof, Stadio Olimpico

Name of building
Grandstand roof, Stadio Olimpico 
Construction year
1990 
Structural system
Membrane Structure 
Primary use
 
Architect
Italproggetti S.c,r.e. 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
Massimo Majowiecki(roof) 
Constructor
Olimpico 90 S c,r.e 
Professional
Birdair, Inc., USA.(roof) 
Country
ITALY 
Address
Viale del Foro Italico, Roma 
Means of transportation
bus #32 from Piazza Risormento, near Vatican, get off at Foro Italico. 
Admission
outside:OK inside:??
at the time of events. 
Reference
①Membrane Designs and Structures in the World, Kazuo Ishii, Shinkenchiku-sha, 1999, p74-79.
②Le Tensostructture a Membrana per 1 'architettura, Edited by Aldo Capasso, Foward by Frei Otto, Maggioli Editore, Rimini, Italy, February 1993, p.15.0-15.1.
③Studio Technico Majowiecki(roof consultant). Birdair's brochure. 
Note
photo taken on May 30, 1995. ⑤-111.
membrane material:PTFE.
height:52m.
membrane covered area:42,000㎡. 
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