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Liverpool FC Stadium
Liverpool, United Kingdom

Walter P Moore provided structural engineering design services for a new stadium for the Liverpool Football Club, a perennial Premium League power. The stadium was designed to replace the club's aging Anfield Stadium at Stanley Park with a state-of-the-art facility that respects the historical importance of Anfield. Walter P Moore collaborated with Ramboll Whitbybird, who served as engineer of record.

Walter P Moore collaborated closely with the architect to create an efficient and attractive structure for the asymmetric roof design. To minimize the depth of the structure and improve sightlines, Walter P Moore a creative roof truss solution. Four sloping "cigar columns" support the roof, reducing costs by cutting the roof clear span without compromising the intimacy of the seating bowl or any fan views of the play.

The 60,000-seat stadium, which is expandable to 70,000 seats, features four distinctive seating grandstands. The South stand recreates the historically-important "Kop" from old Anfield in a single tier 18,500-seat stand. Walter P Moore designed all grandstands to comply with the UK standard for vibration performance.

Start of construction of the project was delayed when the team ownership changed. Plans for construction remain uncertain.

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