Three World Cup stadiums modeled using Tekla Structures
Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay stadium is one of the main stages for the World Cup. The stadium can accommodate an audience of over 46 000 peopleTwo of the brand new stadiums were built with Tekla modeling. These were the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit and the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. In addition, the modeling of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, renovated for the Cup, was made with Tekla software.
– The Cup stadiums are large and structurally challenging buildings in which attention has been paid to appearance. Building them without the help of 3D BIM software would have been very difficult, says Risto Räty, Executive Vice President of Tekla Corporation.
Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay stadium is one of the main stages of the Cup. In addition to the group level matches, also one of the semi-finals and the match for third place will take place there.
Also other sports arenas have been modeled using Tekla software. For instance, the Bird's Nest stadium built as the main arena for the Beijing Olympics two years ago, and the Wembley Stadium renewed in 2007 in London, were both modeled using Tekla Structures. Other buildings modeled with the software include the world's highest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and thirteen of the pavilions of the Shanghai World Expo currently underway.
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