About the author  ⁄ Matthys Levy, P.E.

Matthys Levy, P.E. is chairman emeritus of Weidlinger Associates, Inc., and former director of its Building Design Group. Levy is the recipient of numerous professional awards. He is also the author of many popular books on structures and climate effects, including the classic Why Buildings Fall Down.

Final Phase of La Plata Stadium Construction

Weidlinger Associates, Inc. was an Outstanding Award Winner for the La Plata Stadium project in the 2013 NCSEA Annual Excellence in Structural Engineering awards program (Category – International Structures over $100M).

Construction of the 53,000-seat soccer stadium in La Plata, Argentina, was interrupted in 2001, after the concrete bleachers had been poured on the earth berm and the steel-trussed compression ring had been erected to support the twin-peaked Tenstar Dome™ developed by Weidlinger Associates. …

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Nov, 2014 By In Articles, Spotlight Comments 0

Translucent Dome for Argentine Soccer Stadium

The design of the roof of the recently completed La Plata football stadium represents a serendipitous merging of two concepts: the award winning competition entry by the architect, Roberto Ferreira, and the Tenstar Dome™ structure originally developed by Weidlinger Associates for the Georgia Dome. Compared to the Georgia Dome, however, the La Plata project presented some unique engineering challenges. …

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Feb, 2013 By In Feature
STRUCTURE magazine