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Cover picture: The newly renovated London Arena (26k).

CONTENTS

Online articles from the November
1998 issue of PanStadia 
International


ICE DELIGHT: London is set to welcome the game of ice hockey in a big way, thanks to SMG, one of the world's leading facility management companies. Left: The London Knights move onto the ice floor for their first game at the London Arena (27k).

CENTRE STAGE: See before you buy - a useful guide to selecting a jumbo display system.

GLOBAL CONNECT: When two giants of architecture have visions in the same direction the result is the perfect partnership. 

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LONDON ARENA - LONDON, UK

The recently renovated London Arena in Docklands brings a new dimension to sport and entertainment in the capital. PanStadia finds out what went on behind the scenes.

53-006 ICE DELIGHT: London is set to welcome the game of ice hockey in a big way, thanks to SMG, one of the world's leading facility management companies. [LONDON ARENA - MANAGEMENT]

53-012 STAND AND DELIVER: Whilst entertainment took a break, the next season at the London Arena was being prepared - with some surprises. [LONDON ARENA - PROJECT MANAGEMENT]

53-015 FRESH ETHER: Ventilation and environmental issues were major considerations. [LONDON ARENA - ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN]

53-020 TIGHT FIT: Fitting out the brand new executive suites proved to have some exiting moments! [LONDON ARENA - INTERIORS]

53-022 SEATED COMFORTABLY: The state-of-the-art seating by Audience Systems delivers space and vision for the whole audience. [LONDON ARENA - SEATING]

53-026 CENTRE STAGE: See before you buy - a useful guide to selecting a jumbo display system. [LONDON ARENA - CONSULTANCY]

53-032 IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Computer-generated lighting plots and design innovation create theatrical style floodlighting. [LONDON ARENA - LIGHTING]

53-036 CLEAR ZONE: An environmentally friendly refrigeration system - Canadian style - has been installed. [LONDON ARENA - ICE FLOOR]

53-038 QUICK RELEASE: A de-mountable dasher board system makes for the most flexible use of the arena. [LONDON ARENA - ICE PRODUCTS]

53-039 JOINT DELIGHT: Julian Skeens tackles a difficult licensing situation. [LONDON ARENA - LICENSING]

53-040 MOVING ON: W.A. Fairhurst and Partners tackled tight schedules and some tricky moments to provide engineering solutions for the London Arena. [LONDON ARENA - ENGINEERING]
 

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53-042 GLOBAL CONNECT: When two giants of architecture have visions in the same direction the result is the perfect partnership. [ARCHITECTURE]

53-044 PARKING LOT PARADISE: Paul S. Hendren discovers that tailgating is everyman's sky box. [CASE STUDY]

53-050 FLOWER CITY:  Guangzhou is preparing itself for the 9th National Games of the Republic of China in 2001. [ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN]

53-052 MULTI TALENTED: Your next ticket could have some exiting features on it. [TICKETING]

53-054 SOUL REVIVAL:  The rebirth of football in Los Angeles may be helped by the revival of an old favourite. [ARCHITECTURE]

53-056 TOTAL IMAGE: A cold and snowy February morning in Montreal paved the way for a mobile display system for the TOTE. [VIDEO SCREENS]

53-062 - FRONTLINE 2000: The middle eastern city of Beirut sheds its battle orders and readies for football with the Asian Nations Cup. [CASE STUDY]
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53-068 INNER SPECTACLE: Megan Ashfield describes the challenges of keeping the interior design of stadia to the highest expectations of visitors. [ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN]

53-072 MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE: Gearhouse presents a truly versatile fixed or mobile video sceen as well as their new fully fledged 12,000 seat mobile arena [VIDEO SCREENS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES]

53-078 FOCAL POINT: The design, construction and maintenance of an international natural turf surface requires the careful balancing of many criteria. [CASE STUDY]

53-086 ROLLING GRACE: A new revolution in turf protection by Tildenet is heading your way. [TURF PROTECTION]

53-088 BLUNT CONDUCT: Global economies can influence a football club's fortunes. Can there be any other factors involved? [PLANNING]

53-090 AFRICAN STAR: True to life colour LED video systems are being produced for the first time in Africa by Stardust. [VIDEO SCREENS]

53-094 DRIVING FORCE: After the successful event in Singapore, Football Expo reconvenes in Cannes, January 1999. [FOOTBALL EXPO 1999]


The Polar Floor at the London Arena means that events of all kinds can be staged. [CLEAR ZONE: 53–036]



The London Knights play their first game at the newly renovated London Arena.

VOLUME 5/No.3 Advertisers' index:

Audience Systems

Cimco Refrigeration

Computer Software Ltd

EDS

Ellerbe Becket

Football Expo

Gleeds

Gearhouse Group

HOK Sport + LOBB

KSS Sports & Leisure

Midland Shopfitters

Mott MacDonald

Musco Lighting

NBBJ Architecture

PSW Projects Ltd

SACO Controls/VRS

SMG

StarDust Electronics

Synchro Systems

Synelec, France

Terraplas

Tensile 1

The Toro Company

Tildenet

Venue Revenue
Services

VRS/PAT

WS Atkins

Youngs Consulting Engrs

  

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