Technology: Modern Adjustable Membrane Roofs in Warsaw and Vancouver

Carriages on radial cables with electric cable winch 

National Stadium, Warsaw
architects: gmp, JSK Architekci; structural planning; sbp; general planners: Alpine Bau Deutschland, Hydrobudowa Polska; cable construction: Cimolai, Hightex; membrane construction: Hightex
Membranes are of increasing importance in the construction of stadium roofs. In addition to the weather protection they provide, the internal light conditions they allow are of growing significance. “Spoked-wheel systems” are commonly used today, based on the model of the membrane roof in Stuttgart (1993), which was developed by the engineers schlaich bergermann und partner (sbp).
Carriages on radial cables with electric cable winch 

National Stadium, Warsaw
architects: gmp, JSK Architekci; structural planning; sbp; general planners: Alpine Bau Deutschland, Hydrobudowa Polska; cable construction: Cimolai, Hightex; membrane construction: Hightex