Populous to design AS Roma's new stadium and District for 2027

Italian giants A.S. Roma, one of football's most storied clubs, has released images of its planned Populous-designed new stadium. Plans are for the stadium to take up an elevated site in Rome's northeastern Pietralata neighbourhood. According to AS Roma, it become a landmark for the city.

The stadium will be a permanent home for AS Roma, which replaces the 71-year-old Stadio Olimpico, which has shared the Stadio Olimpico with rival club Lazio since 1953. A target date for its completion is the club's centenary in 2027.

AS Roma's new stadium by Populous. Rendering courtesy of AS Roma.

The design by Populous is a new stadium "inspired by Classical Roman architecture". The key to this vision includes the Curva Sud, the largest single stand in Europe. Now, the title is held by German football club Borussia Dortmund’s stadium, Signal Iduna Park (Westfalenstadion), with a 24,454-seater stand.

It is not the project in the strict sense, but is "the systematic analysis and evaluation of the characteristics, costs and possible results of a project based on a preliminary rough idea."

The proposed capacity of the new AS Roma stadium is roughly 60,000 - 65,000, a facility whose capacity can be adjusted according to needs and events. Now the Stadio Olimpico has 67,000 seats, the team’s current home.

The study intends to allow public transportation to and from the stadium, taking advantage of the 4 nearby subway stops and the Tiburtina train station.

Also in Serie A, Populous is designing the new home for Inter Milan ahead of its move from San Siro Stadium to Rozzano.

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Populous.

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Approx.- 2024 - 2027.

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Rome's northeastern Pietralata neighbourhood, Italy.

George Hellmuth, George Kassabaum, Gyo Obata. Populous

Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport Venue Event or simply HOK Sport, is an architectural firm that specializes in projects for sports facilities and convention centers, in addition to dedicating itself to the organization of significant events. Its founders were, George Hellmuth, George Kassabaum and Gyo Obata.

Among his most important projects are outstanding facilities such as the new Yankee Stadium in New York; the Emirates Stadium, the new Wembley Stadium and the O2 Arena in London; the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon; the BBVA Stadium in Monterrey; Audi Field in Washington D.C. and Stadium Australia in Sydney. They were also in charge of the renovation of the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Populous previously operated under the name HOK Sport Venue Event, as a subsidiary of the HOK Group, the largest architecture-engineering firm in the United States. In January 2009, Populous was created after the total purchase of HOK Sport Venue Events by the firm's management, completely separating itself from the HOK Group, and today it is one of the largest architecture firms in the world.