BIG unveils design for pop-up stadium for Shakira
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a temporary stadium and events space in Madrid's Macondo Park for Colombian singer Shakira's world tour.
Named Shakira Stadium, the 50,000-capacity stadium will be built for the singer's Madrid performances in September, as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.
BIG aimed to set the temporary venue apart from typical stadiums, with additional events spaces and activities surrounding the main performance stage.
"Set on a 21-hectare site of an existing music venue and conceived as an alternative to the traditional stadium, which often sits inactive between events, Macondo Park will remain alive before, during, and after each show," said BIG.
Renders of the Shakira Stadium show a wide LED screen stretching behind the stage, and tiered seating fanning out in three main blocks.
Outside the stadium, curved paths will be partly covered by canopies made from recycled fabric, guiding visitors around artist stalls, food vendors and zones for children.
According to BIG, the colourful spaces surrounding the stadium will nod to Shakira's Latin American heritage.
"Surrounding the stadium, green islands inspired by landscapes across Spain and Latin America extend the energy of the stage out into the venue and beyond," said BIG.
"As an immersive expression of contemporary Latin identity, Shakira Stadium in Macondo Park celebrates music, culture, and human connection in one living landscape."
BIG made news recently when its London employees and union members protested in response to proposed mass layoffs.
Recent projects by the studio include the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art in China, which was topped with a ribbon-like roof, and the concrete San Pellegrino Flagship Factory in Italy.
Other pop-up stadiums that have featured on Dezeen include a temporary cricket stadium in New York designed by Populous and a demountable stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The images are by BIG.
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