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Online articles from the November 
2002 issue of
PanStadia 
International

 



Cover Picture: King's Dock 
Stadium
for Everton FC, 
Liverpool, UK (88k). 

THE MYTH OF SPONSORSHIP
The face of sponsorship has changed dramatically over the years and is now seemingly driven by ‘Scientific Market Research Sponsorship specialists’. Paul Fletcher examines the deals. [92-026 - article & pictures]

 

CLEARLY VISION
Vision International tasked with producing venue graphics at the winter Olympic Games at Salt Lake City had to deal with break-neck turn-around times and extreme weather and terrain conditions. [92-058  - article & pictures]

 

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The new Master of Science in Sport Administration and Technology is held in Lausanne, ‘Olympic Capital’ [MASTERING THE ART 92-070]

  

The ASSOCIATE WEBSITES section now has its own page.

  
Larger than life at Salt Lake City [CLEARLY VISION 92-058]

  

VOLUME 9/No.2 Advertisers' index:

AiSTS 
Arup Sport 
AstroTurf/Southwest Recreation Ind. 
FieldTurf 
HOK Sport+Venue+Event 
KABA Gallenschutz 
Lighthouse Technologies 
Qsi 
Sebel Furniture 
Sinclair Knight Merz 
Soccerex 
Terracover Ice 
Terracover Turf 
Terraflor 
Terraplas 
Ungerboeck Systems International/USI 
Viacom Outdoor Sports Marketing 
Vision International 
Vision Reality Systems/VRS 
Xanadu Domes 
XLTurf 

 

  

The next issue of the PanStadia International Quarterly Report will include features on:

  • The new 50,000-seat Cali Stadium, Columbia.

  • EMAP/Glenigan report on the top architects, designers and constructors for 2002.

  • The transformation of the City of Manchester Stadium.


Above: Rendered image of how the Manchester Stadium/Manchester City Football Club will look and how it looks now, under construction (below).

Click on any of the headlines below to see the full text of the article...

 92-006 RACECOURSE PREMIERE
The UK has been without a new racecourse since the last track opened at Taunton in Somerset back in 1927 but inside the next few years, three new courses could open. [FEATURE]

 92-012 FULL-ON TECHNICOLOR!
The Color Line Arena is one of the first privately financed and run multi-purpose arenas in Europe, featuring no less than six different. [FEATURE - NEW BUILD]

 92-020 2012 OLYMPICS UK
Is an Olympic bid for 2012 out of London’s reach? James Scott of Dechert examines the possibilities. [CASE STUDY - OLYMPICS]

 92-026 THE MYTH OF SPONSORSHIP
The face of sponsorship has changed dramatically over the years and is now seemingly driven by ‘Scientific Market Research Sponsorship specialists’. Paul Fletcher examines the deals. [FEATURE REPORT]

 92-030 THE CO-OPERATIVE
The collapse of ITV Digital in the United Kingdom has forced some of the lesser known clubs in English football to form a first ever sporting co-operative. [NEWS FEATURE]

 92-034 COMPLEXITY
Architect Jose Viteri, Viteri Arquitectos, Ecuador, gives us his ‘vision of the future’ for stadia. [CASE STUDY - SOUTH AMERICAN REPORT]

 92-036 MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Stadia are usually well managed by people who know how to run major events, but only do this twenty days a year. Could stadium managers run more, even daily, events? [ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN]

 92-040 SKY’S THE LIMIT
NFL Texan’s Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose, next generation arena, and gives Texans the opportunity to watch sport, entertainment and rodeo all in one magnificent venue. [ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN]

 92-044 WINNING WAYS
The merger with UK-based Modus Consulting Engineers in 1997 provided the catalyst for Sinclair Knight Merz’s entrance into the UK and European buildings markets. [ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN]

 92-052 SOCCEREX SPECTACULAR
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter will be attending Soccerex for the 4th time to be held on March 23-24th 2003, at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai, UAE. [CONFERENCES & TRADE SHOWS]

 92-054 IN-SEAT SERVICE
A new service allows spectators to use their mobile phone or other wireless comms device to order food and drinks to be delivered to their seats during events. [CONCESSIONS]

 92-058 CLEARLY VISION
Vision International tasked with producing venue graphics at the winter Olympic Games at Salt Lake City had to deal with break-neck turn-around times and extreme weather and terrain conditions. [GIANT DIGITAL IMAGING]

 92-064 SEAHAWKS’ VISION
M4 is Lighthouse’s fourth generation LED screen rendering system which dramatically improves the uniformity of the LEDs used in screens. [VIDEO SCREEN TECHNOLOGY]

 92-070 MASTERING THE ART
The new AiSTS Masters course takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland. [SPORTS EDUCATION]

 92-074 GLOBAL COMMITMENT
AstroTurf is developing a new product as a direct result of players’ comments about slippage – all to the end of making better sports surfaces for all. [TURF SYSTEMS & ALLIED PRODUCTS]

 92-080 A TURF FOR ALL SEASONS
Many facilities have relied on FieldTurf to provide a surface which can be used without interruptions for weather or costly maintenance. [TURF SYSTEMS]

 92-084 TEAM XANADU
Xanadu Domes will ensure that those clubs who purchase a dome have the best chance of playing, whatever the weather. [SPORTSFIELD & SURFACE PROTECTION]

 92-088 DAZZLING SUMMIT
Summit structures are built to last, and the superior strength and design of the steel framework allows secure mounting of lighting and other equipment at a fraction of the cost of conventional structures. [PERMANENT STRUCTURES]

 92-092 TERRACOVER GETS STONED!
At Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, once again the Terraplas family of products has proved to be the best solution to protect a valued sports surface when the Rolling Stones’ Worlds Tour comes to town. [TURF PROTECTION SYSTEMS]


 

  

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