Print Sources

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.

Stadium Interior

The Pitch and Seating

Caption: The interior of the stadium consists of 69,901 seats, which are divided into three decks, or levels. The stadium can also hold up to 10,500 cars or 350 buses in the parking lot. The two locker rooms underneath the seats take up 65.5 square meters and the video screen covers an area of 100 square meters.

Source: "Allianz Arena: One of the Most Modern Stadiums." The Football Stadiums. Web. 3 February 2015.

Stadium Exterior

A Changing Exterior

Caption: The external architecture of the arena is made up of 2,874 panels of diamond metal panels of ethylene-tetrafluorothylene copolymer that illuminate the outside of the stadium in different colors. They even change the colors that the stadium is illuminated in based on which team is playing in the arena that night. In the top photo, the stadium is lit red and blue for a Bayern Munich home game because red and blue are the team's colors. In the bottom photo, the stadium is lit to look like the German Flag for an match that the German National Team played in. 

Top Photo Source: "Allianz Arena." Muenchen de Das offizielle Stadtportal. Portal München Betriebs-GmbH & Co. Web. 3 February 2015.

Bottom Photo Source: "Allianz Arena: One of the Most Modern Stadiums." The Football Stadiums. Web. 3 February 2015.

Architectural Drawings

Two sections of the arena

Source: "Allianz Arena." World Stadiums. Spampinato, Angelo. Web. 3 February 2014.

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Purpose/Function/Users

Purpose/Function: The original purpose of constructing Allianz Arena was to build one of the most impressive stadiums in the world to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The citizens of Germany wanted to show off a brand new, state of the art arena during one of the most popular sporting events in the world and they passed a referendum to build it. It was decided that after the World Cup, the stadium would be home to major club teams in the Munich Area.

Users: The Stadium currently is home to two major club soccer teams in Germany: Bayern Munchen and TSV 1860 Munchen. It can hold up to 66,000 spectators and the seats are distributed among three rings of tiers. Because the stadium is home to two different teams, it was even designed to have multiple appearances. It can light up red, blue, white, or any combination of the three. The colors change depending on which team is playing in order to reflect the teams' colors.

Source: "Allianz Arena." World Stadiums. Angelo Spampinato. Web. 3 February 2015.

Basic Facts

Official Name: Allianz Arena

Also Known As: FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich, Fusball Arena Muchen, and "Schlauchboot" (inflatable boot)

Location: Munich, Baveria, Germany

Architect: Jacquez Herzog and Pierre de Meuron with ArupSport

Dates of Construction: 21 October 2002-30 April 2005

Source: "Allianz Arena: Munich Football Stadium" E-Architect. I Lomholt. Web. 22 June 2012. 3 February 2015.