Wörthersee Stadium, located in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt, built by ALPINE and designed by architect Albert Wimmer, has won the construction award given by the state of Carinthia in southern Austria, in recognition of the implementation of the architectural design.

The jury felt that the stadium blends well into the surrounding countryside. During the 2008 Euro Cup, Klagenfurt was referred to as "the most beautiful stadium in Austria". It is now looked upon as the city's new symbol.
Klagenfurt's Wörthersee Stadium is the most modern stadium in Austria. The building's attractive architectural features blend seamlessly into the idyllic surrounding landscape. The roof is a sort of sickle-shaped steel lattice with a load-bearing superstructure built on the basis of pony girders.
The western side dips low to provide a better view of the Karavanken Mountains. Another innovation is the construction of a see-through VIP zone on the lower west side. The elevation of the east-side grandstands lends the elegant shell shape movement and underlines the outer elegance of the building as a whole.
Spectator movement was borne especially in mind when building the stadium. The throughway zone running all along the stadium's rim forms the architectural intersection between the upper and lower portions of the building.
In 2009 the stadium will regain its 12,500-spectator seating capacity.

Job cost: 65.2 million euro.
Developer: Klagenfurt municipal government.
Architects: Albert Wimmer ZT GmbH.
Construction period: January 2006-August 2007.
Useful area: 20,522 m2; net seating capacity: 32,000 spectators; subsequent seating capacity: 12,500 spectators.