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Online articles from the February 
2003 issue of
PanStadia 
International



Cover Picture: OAKA Stadium (53k)
for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Featured articles from this issue (full text and pictures)...

THE ‘WOW’ FACTOR
Nick Ling, an Executive Engineer with leading consulting firm Sinclair Knight Merz, explains how he aims for all of his projects to have an extremely efficient design with an architectural ‘wow’ factor. [ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & ENGINEERING  93-006] 
  

MAGIC CARPET
Simon Waterman delves in to the world of artificial turf, from its humble ‘roots’ to present day. [ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEMS  93-032]

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The human-induced vibration of stadium structures is explained [GOOD VIBRATIONS 93-014]

The ASSOCIATE WEBSITES section now has its own page.


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

VOLUME 9/No.3 Advertisers' index:

AiSTS 
Arup Sport 
FieldTurf 
HOK S+V+E 
Lighthouse 
Sebel Furniture 
Sinclair Knight Merz/ SKM 
Soccerex 
StadiaNation 
Temcor 
Terracover Ice 
Terracover Turf 
Terraplas 
Ungerboeck Systems International/USI 
Unitek Displays 
Vision International
Walter P. Moore
Xanadu Domes
XLTurf/Symbior Technologies 


The art of Crowd Control is uncovered [SAFETY FIRST 93-050]


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

  • Formula 1 Motor Racing Venues - Uncovered.

  • The stadia for Rugby Union World Cup 2003, Australia.

  • Unitek launch their next generation, high-performance screen panels.


 Text-only articles from this issue...

   93-006 THE ‘WOW’ FACTOR
Nick Ling, an Executive Engineer with leading consulting firm Sinclair Knight Merz, explains how he aims for all of his projects to have an extremely efficient design with an architectural ‘wow’ factor. [ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & ENGINEERING]

 93-014 GOOD VIBRATIONS
The human-induced vibration of stadium structures is explained by Darren Paine, Associate Director at Arup Sport and Michael Wilford, Director, Arup, and member of the ‘IStructE Working Group on Stadia Dynamics’. [ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN]

 93-020 PURE VISION
Kingston Communications Stadium, Hull, England, is a shining example of what can be done when City Officials get together the right team of professionals in order to turn their vision to reality. [NEW BUILD]

 93-024 NEW HOME, NEW THINKING
Fransisco Gonzalez describes the new Deportivo Cali stadium project, which began works in July 2002. This project is taking a rather unique approach to funding. [FEATURE - S. AMERICAN UPDATE]

 93-032 MAGIC CARPET
Simon Waterman delves in to the world of artificial turf, from its humble ‘roots’ to present day. [ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEMS]

 93-038 PERFECT MATCH
ANCSACO a formula for success? In this article we take a look at the recent ‘coming together’ of these two companies and what the future may hold for them. [COMPANY NEWS]

 93-042 SOCCEREX 2003
The countdown to SOCCEREX 2003 has well and truly begun. The conference, workshops and exhibition look set to attract top-flight international visitors through the excellent line up of world-class speakers, all taking place in one of the most luxurious hotels on the planet! [CONFERENCES & TRADE SHOWS]

 93-046 TABLE TOPPERS
The 2002 EMAP Glengian survey results are in, highlighting the ‘Top 20’ Architects & Contractors in the UK Stadia industry. Steve Menary discusses the findings and talks of the possibilities for 2003.  [FEATURE - UK STADIA REPORT]

 93-050 SAFETY FIRST
When looking for a provider to supply your venue or event with the right security services, you should follow the basic guidelines outlined in this article. [EVENT & VENUE SECURITY]

 93-056 STAND & DELIVER
The complexities of ‘Intellectual Property’ and trademark ‘infringement’ has been highlighted by the ongoing court case that Arsenal FC brought against a local street trader. Tom Serby discusses the where’s and why for’s.  [SPORTS LAW]

 93-058 BRAZILIAN BOUNTY
H5 Sports is a Brazilian marketing company, specialising in sports, with services including Consulting & Marketing, as well as arranging Transfers etc. The company is currently looking to set up partnerships in America, Europe & the Middle East.  [SPORTS MARKETING]

 93-062 MISSION: POSSIBLE
We speak with Marcus Carling, the founder & Managing Director of the newly launched Carling Developments company, to find out what services they will be providing to the sports & leisure industry.  [VENUE MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS]

 93-064 METRO MAGIC
The latest LED Video screen product from the Lighthouse stable was launched at InfoComm Summer 2002 and it is already ‘wowing’ fans at the Halifax Metro Center, so much so that it has been dubbed “The Ultimate Time Machine”!  [VIDEO SCREEN TECHNOLOGY]

 93-068 DAZZLING DISPLAYS
Adrian Jones reports on the debut of Unitek’s Activ banner system at the Emir Abdullah Al-Faysal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. [LED - BANNERS & SIGNAGE]


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