Geiger Engineers

2002 World Cup Main Stadium
Seoul, Korea
Construction Cost: $35 million (roof canopy)
Completion Date: 2001

Geiger Engineers is part of the design team led by Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. and Beyond Space Group Architects which won the design/build competition for the World Cup opening ceremonies and match venue. The firm is responsible for the stadium's 44,070 m2 (474,412 ft2) roof canopy. The canopy is a unique spatial network of truss members suspended from 16 masts. The canopy structure is clad with a prestressed tensile membrane of PTFE coated fiberglass fabric and polycarbonate glazing resulting in the entire roof being either translucent or transparent.


	2002 World Cup Main Stadium Seoul, Korea Construction Cost: $35 million (roof canopy) Completion Date: 2001

	Geiger Engineers is part of the design team led by Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. and Beyond Space Group Architects which won the design/build competition for the World Cup opening ceremonies and match venue. The firm is responsible for the stadium's 44,070 m2 (474,412 ft2) roof canopy. The canopy is a unique spatial network of truss members suspended from 16 masts. The canopy structure is clad with a prestressed tensile membrane of PTFE coated fiberglass fabric and polycarbonate glazing resulting in the entire roof being either translucent or transparent.