Who was involved:
Collaborating Architect: World Stadium Team: Foster + Partners and Populous
Structural Engineer: Mott Stadium Consortium
Quantity Surveyor: Franklin and Andrews
M+E Engineer: Mott Stadium Consortium
Statistics:
Development Cost: £750 million
Area: 170,000m²
Wembley Stadium
The new Wembley Stadium opened to the public back in March 2007. The all-seat stadium is owned by the Football Association (FA) and operated by its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL).
The stadium, with a retractable roof and a 135m high arch designed by Sir Norman Foster and visible throughout London; stands as an association football venue in Wembley Park in London.
The sliding roof sits 52 metres above the pitch. Even though the roof does not completely close, it does cover every seat in the 90,000 capacity stadium; which makes Wembley the largest fully covered stadium in the world.