Itaquerão acquires more and more the appearance of European stadium. If the original project is maintained after the World Cup, the directors of the club promise that no barriers will exist separating the bleachers from the game field.
Typical in arenas in England and Germany, this practice has not been yet incorporated by the managers of stadiums of Brazil. The most modern stadiums here, such as Arena da Baixada (Curitiba) and Presidente Vargas (Fortaleza) adopt acrylic walls to separate public and players, which is a solution less aggressive than the traditional pits and fences.
As co-authors of the Corinthians project, architects Aníbal Coutinho and Paulo Cordeiro explain that the purpose for the complete elimination of barriers is bringing the fans close to the spectacle. “The distance between the first row of seats and the side line is seven meters,” says Coutinho.
If the project comes true, the Corinthians enthusiastic fans must become accustomed with a reality very different from the one found today in the Pacaembu stadium, in the downtown area, which adopts 3-meter tall grid fence to refrain the mass of fans.
In order to prevent field invasions in Itaquerão, the two architects only accept horizontal defenses. The apparatus is identical to that used in the Wembley stadium, in London, where it was nicknamed as cat's cradle.
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04/05 | News
