Etihad Stadium
Cable-hung football stadium roofed from twelve outdoor steel masts, built first for the Commonwealth Games.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Etihad Stadium in Manchester is about the building itself: what happened to the ground beneath it after the two thousand and two Commonwealth Games, when a running track and a temporary stand gave way to football. It follows the engineers at Arup, the contractors who moved the earth, and a roof that hangs rather than stands. Best heard beside one of the round concrete ramp towers on the east or west side.
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