121-006 FINE HOSTS
Feature-writer Simon Waterman reveals the brains behind Switzerland & Austria’s successful bid to stage Euro2008 and also outlines the bidding process.

121-010 STADIA STATESIDE
Only two new stadia are due to open in the United States in 2005 — Charlotte Arena and Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Center, which has recently been re-named Pizza Hut Park.

121-018 GERMAN GLORY
Feature-writer, Paul Haines, delves into the history of Borussia Dortmund and their world-famous Westfalenstadion home.

121-024 FEEDING THE DRAGON
ArupSport review some of the typical issues for ensuring sustainable operations and outline opportunities for redeveloping existing venues in order to realise increased revenues.

121-030 EASTERN PROMISE
AFL Architecture are involved in creating a European-style football stadium in the Middle East — in the form of the Al Jazira Stadium.

121-034 BRITISH PRIDE
The Miller Partnership discusses the successful redevelopment of the Vauxhall End at the Brit Oval in London, in time to host the fifth and final Ashes Test Match.

121-038 GENERATION STADIA
In this second extract from Rod Sheard’s new book “The Stadium: Architecture for the New Global Culture”, he analyses the development of modern stadia and their changing role in the community.

121-046 SOCCER SPECTACULAR
Soccerex announce their recently confirmed partnership with PanStadia, which will see this years show including a PanStadia Pavilion to showcase many industry-leaders.

121-050 BEIJING BOUND
The ‘International Sport Facilities Expo — China 2005' (ISFE China 2005) will give attendees the opportunity to learn more about the emerging Chinese market.

121-054 RENEWED SUPPORT
TEAMS 2005 organisers, Schneider Publishing, confirm Best Western International has renewed their Lead Sponsorship status through to 2007.

121-056 TRULY ASIAN
Stadia China and the Guangzhou Government have joined forces to provide a meeting point for Chinese developers and the international firms wishing to gain access to this exploding marketplace.

121-060 COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Keith Bradbury reports on the success of the 2005 Beijing Community Cup — a one-day 5-a-side football fundraiser held in China’s capital to help worthy causes.

121-064 ECO SEATS
Simon Waterman describes American Seating’s environmentally-friendly stance, which has helped them curry favour with many well-known stadia and arenas.

121-072 THE ART OF SEATING
Seating Concepts confirms that the exponential growth they have experienced in the first half of this year seems sure to carry on in the remaining part of the year, thanks to their new S-200 Series model.

121-076 RESCUE REMEDY
Feature-writer, Guy Oldenkotte, reports from Finley Stadium, which is now ready to host the next NCAA 1-AA finals thanks to their newly installed synthetic turf.

121-080 TRIED & TESTED
Guy Oldenkotte goes on to explain about the formation of the STC (Synthetic Turf Council) and what this could mean for the end-user (i.e. the stadia & arenas) and the industry in general.

121-084 BASES COVERED
Simon Waterman takes a look at Terraplas plc’s range of products, focusing on their Terracover system, which is being used successfully in both ice arenas and indoor domed arenas.

121-090 BEAUTY BY DESIGN
Elliot Levine of Sprinturf explains why he envisages a growing interest in the use of colour, lettering and logos to enhance the aesthetics of synthetic turf fields.

121-094 TURF TALK
Katie McIntyre reports from Germany on all the latest news from artificial turf manufacturer, Polytan, who recently became the first company to have one of their installations pass the new FIFA-RECOMMENDED 2* field test.

121-098 NEWS & EVENTS
PanStadia — keeping you updated with all the latest news and events from the world of sports and entertainment facilities worldwide.

121-114 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX & NEXT ISSUE