British studio Foster + Partners has revealed designs for a stadium covered by "a vast umbrella" for English football club Manchester United, which will become the biggest stadium in the UK.

The new stadium, Norman Foster said, will be defined by three spires which rise up over 650 feet. (Courtesy Foster + Partners) For many, Old Trafford warrants no introduction—Manchester United ...

Alongside the stadium will be a huge plaza, "twice the size of Trafalgar Square" according to the architects, with the material connecting the masts extending to cover this outside space.

According to Norman Foster, the new Manchester United Stadium is "not a fortress surrounded by a sea of cars" but an open space "contained by an umbrella that harvests solar energy and rainwater." ...

Architectural legend Norman Foster is in charge of building Manchester United’s new stadium (Picture: Francesco Riccardo Iacomino) Manchester United have finally unveiled their ambitious new ...

Some have compared the plans for the new Manchester United stadium to a circus tent, but architect Norman Foster has explained the purpose of the ‘vast umbrella’ surrounding the venue.

Foster + Partners’ design features three striking masts – with two rising 150 metres and the other reaching 200 metres – and the stadium would be built out of 160 pre-fabricated sections.

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