Real Madrid selects Carlos Slim-owned FCC for 'digital stadium of the future' project
By Andrew Manns 23 May 2019
FCC is expected to begin work on Santiago Bernabéu immediately, with an anticipated completion date of August 2022. Credit: Courtesy of Real Madrid
Spanish construction company FCC has won a contest to help transform Real Madrid's 70-year-old Estadio Santiago Bernabéu into what the club's president, Florentino Pérez, has called a "digital stadium of the future".
FCC, which is owned by Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, is expected to begin work on the facility immediately, with an anticipated completion date of August 2022.
According to Cinco Dias, the contract is worth €475m (US$529.5m, £408.6m).
The expanded stadium, set to feature a modernised design conceptualised by architecture firms L35, Ribas & Ribas, and GMP Architekten, will be able to accommodate up to 90,000 spectators.
Funding for the scheme will be provided by JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Banco Santander, and Société Générale.
The new sports facility will be able to accommodate up to 90,000 spectators.
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Real Madrid selects Carlos Slim-owned FCC for 'digital stadium of the future' project
POSTED 23 May 2019 . BY Andrew Manns
FCC is expected to begin work on Santiago Bernabéu immediately, with an anticipated completion date of August 2022. Credit: Courtesy of Real Madrid
Credit: Photo via Wikimedia
This stadium will become an avant-garde and universal icon. – Florentino Pérez
Spanish construction company FCC has won a contest to help transform Real Madrid's 70-year-old Estadio Santiago Bernabéu into what the club's president, Florentino Pérez, has called a "digital stadium of the future".
FCC, which is owned by Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, is expected to begin work on the facility immediately, with an anticipated completion date of August 2022.
According to Cinco Dias, the contract is worth €475m (US$529.5m, £408.6m).
The expanded stadium, set to feature a modernised design conceptualised by architecture firms L35, Ribas & Ribas, and GMP Architekten, will be able to accommodate up to 90,000 spectators.
Funding for the scheme will be provided by JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Banco Santander, and Société Générale.
The new sports facility will be able to accommodate up to 90,000 spectators. Credit: Courtesy of Real Madrid
Atmantan Wellness Centre, an integrative wellness destination in Mulshi, near Pune in India, is
expanding its portfolio by adding a new centre in Hyderabad that will launch between 2028 and
2029.
A recent survey by the UK Spa Association (UKSA) into the industry’s approach to cancer care
has revealed that almost half of participating respondents (46 per cent) are unaware that
cancer is a disability and guests with a cancer diagnosis must be given
Mexican operator, Solmar Hotels and Resorts, is hosting a series of events in celebration of
Global Wellness Day, including a Temazcal ceremony at its Playa Grande Resort and Spa in Los
Cabos.
Mandarin Oriental has announced a standalone residence brand, Mansions, which will debut at
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions, Abu Dhabi, in 2029.
