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 Designed
to resemble a Greek amphitheater proudly overlooking Stockholm,
the Victoria Stadium created jointly by Berg Architects and
Wingardh Architects was chosen from eight entries in an international
competition to design a home for the 2004 Olympic Games.
 Svante
Berg, president of Berg Architects, was confident in his teamıs
ability to win the competition. An ArchiCAD user since 1992,
Berg relied on ArchiCAD ıs speed and seamless integration with
other software. "The speed of ArchiCAD really helped in the
early phases of the project. It was also important to have the
ability to present it in a 3D form that was easily understood,²\
Berg said.
The
city of Stockholm organized the invited competition for the
$333 million stadium in 1996 as part of its bid for the 2004
Olympics. Situated along the Hammarby waterfront, the stadium
was required to seat 70,000 people and adapt to multiple events
after the games when it would be converted into an indoor arena
seating 35,000. The architects had to give special consideration
to a range of environmental issues, including energy consumption,
water and timber resource conservation and waste production.
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We used the excavated earth for landscaping, so as not have
to transport any away,² Berg explained. "Like the ancient Greeks
we wanted to minimize construction efforts by using the slope
created when excavating.
The
40-person team had only 12 weeks to develop their ideas. In
that short time, they relied on ArchiCAD, Lightscape and Photoshop
to successfully bring their design to life and deliver a winning
presentation to the jury. After the competition, the material
was used for an interactive, computerized multimedia presentation
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According
to the jury, "The Victoria Stadium scheme was selected because
of its amphitheater design
solution which closes around the sport s playing fields and
yet opens to the wider world providing a view of the Olympic
Village and a beautiful vista of Stockholm.
Berg
ıs design calls for a thin, transparent roof over the grandstands,
in deference to the Nordic tradition of integrating nature and
design. "The Victoria Stadium is an ecologically sensitive and
modern design meeting all of the city ıs environmental requirements
for the Hammarby waterfront, Berg stated.
Founded
in 1958, Berg Architects employs 18 people and has been involved
with such diverse projects as infrastructures, airports and
public buildings. The firm recently used ArchiCAD for feasibility
studies, for client presentations and acquiring building permits
for their new Mango design for the Norwegian oil company Statoil.
"The speed of ArchiCAD really helped in the early phases of
the project. It was also important to have the ability to present
it in a 3D form that was easily understood.
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