{"id":1238,"date":"2025-07-26T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:10:09","slug":"gmp-architekten-uses-ring-of-bridges-and-ramps-to-connect-chinese-stadium-to-parkland-site-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/gmp-architekten-uses-ring-of-bridges-and-ramps-to-connect-chinese-stadium-to-parkland-site-3\/","title":{"rendered":"GMP Architekten uses ring of bridges and ramps to connect Chinese stadium to parkland site"},"content":{"rendered":"
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German practice GMP Architekten<\/a> has completed the Kunshan Olympic Sports Centre in China, a 45,000-seat football stadium<\/a> that “seamlessly connects” to its parkland site via a ring of elevated bridges<\/a> and walkways.<\/span><\/p>\n

The stadium was designed by German practice Gerkan, Marg and Partners<\/a> (GMP Architekten) in collaboration with engineering firm Schlaich Bergermann Partner<\/a> (SBP) and landscape architects WES LandschaftsArchitektur<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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GMP Architekten has completed a 45,000-seat stadium in China<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Located on a parkland site through which a narrow waterway winds, GMP Architekten looked to combine a connection to the landscape with efficient visitor flow, creating a ring-shaped structure of concrete beams between which staircases, ramps and bridges have been inserted.<\/p>\n

“We preserved as much of the original environment as possible and integrated it into the stadium’s design, including a ring of water around the stadium that functions as a natural barrier,” GMP Architekten executive partner Magdalena Weiss told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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The Kunshan Olympic Sports Centre was designed to connect with the surrounding parkland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Instead of a bulky building with a deep structure and heavy vertical pedestrian traffic, we sought to create an efficient use of space while still introducing public accessibility into the building,” she added.<\/p>\n

“Wide staircases lead visitors to a surrounding podium, from which 48 bridges provide direct access to both the upper and lower seating tiers.”<\/p>\n