The façade (Contract was won by Hightex) totaling some 30,000 square metres provides one of the significant architectural features of the Green Point stadium
The façade a membrane which will allow natural light shine through,completely wraps the whole perimeter of the stadium and is supported from some sixty vertical trusses with a series of horizontal fins within the individual membrane fields.
The red safety netting must be almeighty strong
They seem to have faith in it
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I noticed the red crane inside the stadium was still working at one AM last night
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The first (white) trusses have been installed I could only see 3 finnished so far, this is where the PVC membrane will be attached to
I was surprised to learn that Zoliswa Gila (31) has an "office" at a dizzying height of 80 metres (262 feet) She is a crane driver and helps build the new Green Point Stadium to host some of the 2010 football World Cup matches
The red safety netting must be almeighty strong
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The Green Point Soccer Stadium now called Cape Town Stadium is built for the 2010 World Cup semi-final host city of Cape Town, South Africa. Matches to be played here are on:
11 Jun
14 Jun
18 Jun
21 Jun
24 Jun
29 Jun
3 Jul
6 Jul
See my blog archive for construction progress photos of the very beginning till now !
The Green Point Stadium is the second biggest in South Africa A photogallery of the construction process with my photos and 2010 information can be found on the official Cape Town Tourism website here
My YouTube site : here
