Dive summary:
- In Abu Dhabi – where, by definition, money is not first-line constraint – MZ Architects was going to propose a soccer stadium in the desert near the city of Al Ain, but scrapped that in favor of a design that has the facility cut into the side of a mountain called Jebel Hafeet.
- The mountain is already a popular recreation destination and has amenities that include a hotel and pools fed by hit springs.
- MZ proposed crushing the removed rock and adding a binder so it could be used to build the seating.
From the article:
The Rock Stadium today is but a glimmer in MZ Architects' eye, with no scheduled date of construction. But for a country that likes to rearrange the face of the earth to form a palm tree visible from space, it's not inconceivable that one day it will get built ....
