Birdair, Inc. has been awarded the design-build contract to provide the cable structure and fabric roofing system for the La Plata Stadium in La Plata, Argentina.
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A world known specialty roofing subcontractor, Birdair has been hired to engineer, construct and install a 312,545 square-foot tensile roof featuring Birdair's steel cable systems and PTFE, a Teflon®-coated woven fiberglass membrane.
“The addition of the PTFE fiberglass membrane will cover the seating area, providing the stadium's patrons with shade and protection during soccer and cultural events,” explains Kevin Mayer, vice president of business development for Birdair. “PTFE fiberglass also provides sustainable benefits with a long lifecycle and needs minimal maintenance as the fabric is highly resistant to dirt and pollution.”
The 53,000-seat capacity La Plata Stadium, which originally opened in 2003, was designed by architect Roberto Ferreira.
In addition to Birdair, the project team also consists of engineer Weidlinger and Associates and general contractor Astillero Rio Santiago.
To date, Birdair has completed work on 65 sports facilities globally, incorporating tensile architecture into a variety of single-sport and multi-purpose stadiums and arenas. Birdair combines breakthrough technologies with unparalleled experience to create structures that meet both facility and patron requirements.
[La Plata Stadium]
- Engineer:
- Weidlinger and Associates
- General Contractor:
- Astillero Rio Santiago
- Fabric area:
- 312,500 sq. ft (29,000 sq. m)
- Fabric type:
- PTFE/fiberglass
- Capacity:
- 53,000 seats
Visit http://www.estadiolp.gba.gov.ar/ for more information.
[Birdair, Inc.]
- Address:
- 65 Lawrence Bell Drive Suite 100 Amherst, N.Y. 14221
- Established:
- 1956
- President:
- Shinji Komatsu
- Web site:
- http://www.birdair.com
