The AWD Arena in Hannover
The Niedersachsen Stadium in Hanover was rebuilt without interrupting play by Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG in co-operation with its sister company HBM Sportstättenbau Deutschland in accordance with a prize-winning design of the group of architects Prof. Schulitz and Partners, Braunschweig, and RFR Engineers, Paris and Stuttgart, into a modern stadium, to meet World Championship requirements. Start of construction was on February 25, 2003. The now called AWD-Arena was completed after a construction period of only 21 months in December 2004, significantly before the agreed deadline.
This gem among stadiums is particularly characterized by a curved, light roof construction of steel pipes with a transparent roofing film of ETFE (Ethylene-Tetrafluorethylene), which allows for the optimum exposure to sunlight of the grass playing field by a light permeability of 95%. AWD-Arena captivates through intelligent functionality and flexibility as was impressively proven during the 2006 Soccer World Championship.
Some data:
- 49.300 spectators
- 29 lettable VIP-lounges