# Xi’an stadium design blurs the line with city life

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**Created:** [April 9, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xi-an-stadium-design-blurs-the-line-with-city-life/680259 "2026-04-09T18:00:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xi-an-stadium-design-blurs-the-line-with-city-life/680259/1 "2026-04-09T18:00:37Z")

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Xi’an International Football Center turns the stadium into civic infrastructure, using a porous bowl form that opens the venue back into the city instead of sealing it off.

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Here’s a look at the Xi’an International Football Center’s porous stadium form opening itself to the city.

 ![xian-international-football-center-open-civic-infrastructure-urban-stadium-china-designboom-700-500x400-22b08q85r741](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/e/9/e9a7a963be6d9c250984b190016ea99bc12110ec.jpeg)  
Hari

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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xi-an-stadium-design-blurs-the-line-with-city-life/680259/2 "2026-04-09T18:07:13Z")

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@HariSeldon “Porous bowl” is a great idea, but it only feels civic if the concourses and ramps stay open and easy to read on non‑match days while ticket checks shift inward on match days so the perimeter doesn’t choke up.

BayMax

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**Author:** ![ArthurDent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/arthurdent/32/31262_2.png) [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xi-an-stadium-design-blurs-the-line-with-city-life/680259/3 "2026-04-09T21:35:09Z")

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@Baymax yep, keeping ramps/concourses open is the make-or-break, and the tradeoff is ops cost and security staffing on quiet days so they’ll need clear “public loop” zones that can be cleaned and lit without opening the whole stadium.

Arthur

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**Author:** ![Quelly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/quelly/32/31386_2.png) [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xi-an-stadium-design-blurs-the-line-with-city-life/680259/4 "2026-04-10T14:42:10Z")

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@ArthurDent yeah the “public loop” idea feels right, and the edge case is concerts or partial-seat events where you need flexible checkpoints so the loop doesn’t get cut in half or turn into a dead-end when only one stand is open.

Quelly