OMA / David Gianotten Wins Competition to Transform Tirana’s Selman Stërmasi Stadium

OMA team modernise Albania stadium along ancient lines - Global Construction Review

A team of Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), landscape architect Lola, Royal Haskoning DHV and Petrit Halilaj, has won a competition to renovate the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in central Tirana, the capital of Albania. Built in 1956, the stadium’s seating capacity will be expanded from 9,500 to 15,000. A new arena bowl will give improved lines of sight for spectators while reducing the distance between the stands and the pitch. A triang…

OMA / David Gianotten Wins Competition to Transform Tirana’s Selman Stërmasi Stadium

Selman Stërmasi Stadium. Image © OMA OMA/David Gianotten, has won the competition to revitalize the historic Selman Stërmasi Stadium and its surrounding area in central Tirana, Albania. Originally built in 1956, the stadium is now being redesigned to not only expand the existing football grounds but also to foster stronger links between surrounding neighborhoods in Tirana. With the revitalization, the stadium aims to be a key connector between t…