When I went to search for print sources at the Architecture library in Battle Hall, I found that there were no books about the architectural design of Allianz Stadium. This makes sense, since it's not a major landmark like other buildings that are assigned for this project. After a lot of searching, I found two architectural journals that contained entries about the design of Allianz. Below are the sources.
Source: Metz, Tracy. "Allianz Arena." Architectural Record 194.4-6 (2006): 238-243. Print.
This journal entry is much more information heavy than the other entry that I researched. It gives background about how the project of designing Allianz Arena began. It discusses the debate between whether to renovate the other major football stadium in Germany for the World Cup or to build a new, state of the art stadium. It then discusses, in detail, how the citizens of Germany voted on a referendum to build the new stadium. It continues to describe the architectural features of the building from the steel roof, to the fluorescent lighting that lights up the exterior of the building. The major aspect that I took away from this entry was that Herzog and de Meuron had a specific intention behind every detail of the building's design. For example, they intentionally made the seats on a steep slope to increase concentration on the game in order to prevent vandalism. They even moved the spectator seats closer to the pitch in order to create a bigger home field advantage.
Source: "Allianz Arena in Munchen." Detail 45.9-12 (2005): 950-980. Print.
This source was much more focused on the architectural drawings and sections of the arena. Although it was much longer, I found much more actual information in the other journal entry that I studied. This journal entry contained pages of drawings and floor plans designed by Herzog and de Meuron along with photos of many aspects of the stadium.
Each of the journal entries gave me a different way of learning about the arena, but both were helpful.
Great research and observations about the differences between the two journals! Detail Magazine is the number one go-to when you need to see exactly what buildings are made of, but that's probably not often if you're not an architecture major. Still, it's nice to be offered an inside look at drawings that architects usually like to keep private.
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