ALPINE has won the contract to build the National Stadium in Warsaw, one of the 2012 European Football Championship venues, for 285 million euro in a 24-month completion period.

The National Stadium, designed by the internationally renowned firm of architects J.S.K., will occupy the same site as the old stadium, which has been partially demolished to make way for the new one. The new stadium will seat 55,000 spectators in two sets of stands and ten levels. It will have more than 60 exclusive VIP boxes seating a total of 900.

It will have a press box seating 800 and, on the two bottom levels, an underground garage for 1,700 cars. The building plans also call for a shopping area, a fitness centre, restaurants and conference rooms.

The structure will be reinforced concrete and will stand 70 metres tall; the precast components used for the stands and trusses will also be made of reinforced concrete.