EURO 2012 Enterprise – attempt at assessing the achieved architectural and structural effects

Michał Pelczarski, Zdzisław Pelczarski

doi:10.5277/arc120110

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to answer the following question: are these spectacular and unquestionable achievements accompanied by equal successes in the field of architectural and constructional qualities? Did quick and protective decisions concerning the choice of foreign designers influence unification of solutions which – instead of providing unique offers with architectural icon features – became similar to many other famous constructions in the world?     As a solution worth imitating, a Portuguese model was presented according to which, thanks to adopting the relevant laws by the parliament, the majority of new stadiums were designed by native architects and only at the execution phase, when there was a need for advanced technologies and experience in building this sort of structures, were foreign companies employed. Unfortunately, Poland did not follow this positive example and did not oppose globalisation phenomena, the monopoly of a few big specialist design companies and the resultant unification of stadium architecture.

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