STADIAWORLD | SPORTS VENUES 2018/19

www.stadiaworld.com SPORTS VENUES 2018/19   |   3 FOREWORD Dear readers, The World Cup 2018 in Russia has now come to an end. As is always the case, when real stadiums finally emerged as a result of planning and construction pro- jects spanning several years, it was a pleasure to see them in operation as World Cup stadiums. The venues for the world’s largest sports event were presented in their very best light by the TV production companies. The seemingly infinite number of camera positions presented the sport from all conceivable perspectives, and the high quality of the pitch lighting ensured that (although not all stadiums showed flicker-free super slow-motion action replays) even the smallest details were visible. The significant contribution to the festive atmosphere in the stadium made by well-designed building and spectator area lighting, incorporating state of the art LED elements, could be witnessed time and time again. It only remains to wish the Rus- sian stadiums a successful future, including those not specifically built for the World Cup. In this magazine, we examine the aforementioned aspects from various perspectives in relation to sta- diums and arenas all over the world – in the unique STADIAWORLD construction report, in which there are currently around 500 projects presented for you, but also in the tech report and a large number of articles and interviews, which cover the technical equipment and the operating concepts for leading sports and event venues. In my opinion, with this issue of STADIAWORLD SPORTS VENUES, we have once again provided you with a comprehensive, varied and detailed picture of global trends in the world of stadiums and arenas. Incidentally, this time we have featured the subject areas of playing fields and running tracks separately, in the SPORTS PITCHES AND TRACKS supplement ac- companying this magazine. Another special aspect of this issue is its summer publication date. However, the biggest announcement we are able to make on our own behalf is the date for the ARENA SUMMIT, the new congress for the stadium, arena and sport management sector, which STADIAWORLD is staging in collaboration with ESB Marketing Network and Commerzbank-Arena. We would love to see you on 20th and 21st November 2018 in Frankfurt! Enjoy reading! Ingo Partecke Editor-in-Chief PREFACE