India, April 13 -- This one has been 30 years in the making.
Envisioned as a national landmark and home of the elite Al-Ahly football club, this stadium in Cairo features an asymmetrical facade with a striking structural arch that supports the roof, and a unique sunken pitch.
The sunken bowl allows the structure to reduce ambient heat in the desert city.
"We are also exploring the use of groundwater cooling, and the integration of local vegetation, to supplement this and address the expected rise in temperatures due to climate change," says Russell Gilchrist, principal and design director at Gensler, the architecture studio behind the project.
The asymmetric bowl design with double-tiered stands on the west, north, and south sides, will...