MANCHESTER UNITED have enlisted help from a global architecture group to develop a ‘masterplan’ for the Old Trafford area.
The Red Devils are looking to build a new stadium that will act as a ‘Wembley of the North’.
New co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ambitious plans for the build, including a 100,000-fan capacity.
He also wants to regenerate the club-owned land surrounding the stadium by incorporating mixed-use developments that will benefit the local community.
With Man Utd intent on building a “world-class football destination and home” for supporters, club officials have appointed world-renowned group Foster + Partners.
The company has been involved with a number of huge projects, including the development of Wembley Stadium in London.
It also helped to build the Lusail Stadium, which hosted the final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
But Foster + Partners do not just operate in sport…
Lord Foster, the group’s founder and executive chairman, is currently helping to develop South Sabah Al-Ahmad – a brand-new city located 80km south of Kuwait City in the Middle East.
It will be a home to around 280,000 people and create 145,000 jobs in a diverse range of industries.
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The new futuristic desert city, which spans 22,000,000 square metres, is expected to be completed by 2040.
It is also anticipated to cost £7.6BILLION ($10bn).
Foster + Partners is also in the dog kennel market having created two innovative designs.
One of the products, the Dome-Home, features a geodesic shell structure with a removable fabric liner.
It received a gold at the International Design Awards.
The company also developed the Barc kennel, which is made up of a few components that can be easily put together and taken apart.
Among several other projects, the group is also helping to transform 17.5 acres of land in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
The masterplan will introduce 10 acres of open space and breathtaking gardens, which will be a sustainable oasis of wellness, encouraging exploration and relaxation.
The landscape architect, RIOS, has curated over 200 species of California native plants and trees including palms, oaks, sycamores and succulents to be integrated
Some parts will be open exclusively for residents, club members and hotel guests with the remaining areas accessible to the public.
It is set to be completed in three years.
Huaxing New Town is located at the centre of the Suzhou Creek CBD in Shanghai.
Foster + Partners was tasked with developing the 253,000 m2 area back in 2018.
The new development consists of two office towers and a connecting retail podium.
The tallest tower – around 320 metres high – is set to offer spectacular views of Huangpu River Bay, West Bund and Suzhou Creek.
The 80-storey structure in Toronto will become Canada’s tallest building and its second tallest man-made structure after the CN Tower.
The first 18 storeys will include restaurants, event spaces, two major retailers and a luxury hotel.
Toronto’s Apple store is also expected to move into the building.
It is set to be completed next year.
Developed as part of the Battersea Power Station masterplan, the garden has 23,000 plants and 55 trees.
The mixed-use building features 436 apartments and a hotel.
It sits alongside 50 Electric Boulevard, a wellbeing-centred office building with 200,000 square feet of new workspace.
Battersea Roof Gardens opened last year.
MANCHESTER UNITED plan to build a new stadium rather than redevelop Old Trafford.
The decision was made after a number of fact-finding missions to other stadiums including the Bernabeu and Nou Camp.
The cost of the project is expected to be a staggering £2billion.
A capacity of 100,000 is expected.
It is felt that a club of United’s standing should have a new state-of-the-art facility.
The new stadium will be built on land adjacent to the Red Devils’ current home.
United are looking to not only build a stadium but regenerate the area of Trafford where the ground will stand.
There had been plans to KEEP Old Trafford rather than demolish it, and use it as a scaled down second venue.
However, it’s looking increasing likely that it will in fact be entirely demolished.
The club consulted with 30,000 fans about what to do and believe there is roughly a 50-50 split on staying or moving.
The club have appointed the architects Foster + Partners to come up with a “masterplan”. The company were behind Wembley Stadium.
Old Trafford has been United’s home since 1910.
The target is for completion by 2030.
IT’S not every day that global superstars are seen slumming it on the London Underground.
But Jonas Brother’s fans who were headed to boyband’s concert at the O2 arena in North Greenwich got the shock of their lives yesterday.
Brothers Nick and Kevin were spotted at Green Park station, as they opted to travel to the venue by tube.
Soon the phones were up recording the incident and it wasn’t long before the footage found its way onto social media site, TikTok.
One fan who was travelling to the concert, Sarah Leilaxo, managed to grab some a coveted selfie with each of the brothers.
She told The Sun: “
“My childhood dream was to randomly bump into them and that is exactly what happened.
“Only this time I was in the way to their concert. I stepped off the tube at North Greenwich and walking towards the escalator as I was waiting I glanced next to me and had to do a double take, it was Joe Jonas.
I don’t think a lot of people recognised him at that point and I actually was debating whether it was actually him or a fan who styled themselves like him.
He got the escalator in front of me to the ticket hall as I was planning to get through the barrier and ask for a photo, as I went through he was in the one next to me and his card wasn’t allowing him to pass through the barrier.
I headed towards the exit so I could catch him leaving and asked for a photo and as I was leaving I turned around and Nick Jonas was walking right behind me.
I was in complete shock, I asked for a photo and he was so sweet about it he said sure and after told me to have a great show.
Right after I realised Kevin was behind him so I ask Kevin for a photo he agreed too. Kevin was so lovely.”
No doubt the brothers have taken some tips from rapper Jay Z and Chris Martin of Coldplay, who travelled by tube to their gig back in 2013.
Formed in 2005 the brothers, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas first gained popularity through the Disney channel, starring in films including Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2.
They released six albums and were nominated for best new artists at the 2008 Grammys. After breaking up in 2013, they reformed in 2019, with their sixth album, Happiness Begins which topped the US billboard 200.
Recently the divorce was finalised between Joe Jonas, 35, and Games of Thrones actress Sophie Turner, 28, with whom he has two daughters, after just five years of marriage.
Meanwhile having dated Miley Cyrus in the early noughties, Nick, 32, is now married to Indian actress and producer, Priyankra Chopra with whom he has a daughter.
The band now travel to Europe where they have several concerts in European cities, including Cologne, Milan, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Krakow.
ANTHONY JOSHUA has a pair of ringside distractions waiting for him when he fights Daniel Dubois, claimed Frank Warren.
Joshua challenges for Dubois’ IBF belt on Saturday in what is set to be a British-record 96,000 sellout at Wembley.
And among the never-before-seen numbers of fans will be Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
The pair – set to rematch in Saudi Arabia on December 21 – will have front row seats for the world title fight.
And promoter Warren believes it could be at the detriment of AJ.
He told Sky Sports: “Usyk will be there, as will be Tyson, but I don’t think it’s anything for [Dubois]. It could be a distraction for AJ as he has beaten AJ twice.
“Usyk is the man at the moment, he’s the guy who is top of the tree, and these two are trying to get the winner of the rematch between Tyson and Usyk.
“They know how important this fight is, and as I say, I believe the winner of this will fight the winner of the fight in December.”
Usyk, 37, became the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed champion after beating Fury, 36, in May.
But his unified status did not last long after he was forced to vacate the IBF belt to proceed with a rematch against the Gypsy King.
THIS weekend Wembley will witness one of the biggest all-British fights of all-time.
But who will emerge victorious under the famous arch? Some of the biggest names in boxing have been having their say…
Oleksandr Usyk: “My favourite is Anthony Joshua but I am very bad at predictions. But I will predict Anthony Joshua.”
Dillian Whyte: “I just think that it’s one of those fights where it is a genuine 50/50 fight in my opinion.”
Joe Joyce: “I was initially edging with Joshua but I don’t know, Dubois is coming on.”
Frazer Clarke: “As heavy-handed as Dubois is and as good a fighter as he’s becoming, I still have to go for Joshua.”
Francis Ngannou: “Even though Joshua lost against Usyk twice and Dubois fought Usyk and almost knocked him down and almost won, I would still give this to Joshua.”
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Dubois, 27, was elevated from interim champ and makes his first defence against Joshua, 34.
Talk has turned to a stunning super-fight between AJ and Fury next year – regardless of results in their interim bouts.
But Warren argues it could be Dubois who is next for Fury or Usyk.
The Hall of Famer said: “He’s ready to fight Usyk again, I really do believe that.
“Having come out of the fight, shared the ring with him and knowing what happened last time, I really do believe he’s ready.”
NETFLIX is best known for its wide library of TV shows and movies, but there is even more entertainment as part of the subscription package.
If you like gaming on the go, you can access a library of almost a hundred mobile titles on Netflix, and more are on the way.
This week was Netflix Geeked Week, and it was brought to a close with a huge number of upcoming video game announcements.
Among the reveals were two spin-offs for some of Netflix’s most popular shows, and three games from well-known series.
The biggest surprise of the reveals was that a new game is being released based on Rebel Moon.
Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game is made by Super Evil Megacorp, best known for TMNT Splintered Fate and Vainglory.
It’s an online multiplayer game where you and a team work together to reclaim their planet from the Motherworld.
Blood Line: A Rebel Moon game is a Netflix exclusive that will launch sometime in 2025.
The Squid Game video game was previously announced and will launch later this year alongside Squid Game Season 2 in December.
However, the drama and intrigue that made the show so exciting is surprisingly absent and instead, it’s more like a Fall Guys battle royale.
Another big surprise is that award-winning puzzle game series Monument Valley will be receiving a third entry.
Monument Valley 3 will be a peaceful puzzle game, with mind-bending puzzles set in a gorgeous world.
The first game in the series is already out on Netflix, and the second game will arrive on October 29, 2024.
This will allow you enough time to try them both out before the third game drops on December 10.
Street Fighter 4: Champion Edition was also announced to join the Netflix library of games, though no release window was given.
Finally, a mobile version of strategy behemoth Civilization 6 was announced, but there wasn’t a release date for this one either.
Netflix added a number of major games to the platform this year including Sonic Mania, Hades and GTA 3.
If you want to play these or any of the games from Netflix’s library, and you have a subscription, all you need to do is download the Netflix app on your phone.
From here you can navigate to games and download any game you wish.
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POLICE searching for a missing Channel 4 star have tragically found a body.
Katherine Watson, 50, was last seen in the Heaton Road area of Newcastle at around 1pm on Thursday September 19.
The much-loved chaplain, known as Katie by many, featured in the popular TV series Geordie Hospital.
Police have now confirmed a body has been found in the Jesmond Dene area.
Formal identification has yet to take place, however the body is believed to belong to Katherine.
Officers do believe there is any third-party involvement and a report will now bee prepared for the coroner.
Superintendent Darren Adams, of Northumbria Police, said: “This is an incredibly sad outcome and our thoughts are with Katherine’s loved-ones at thisdifficult time.
“We will continue to support them in any way we can and we ask that their privacy is respected.
“Our thanks go to everyone who shared our appeals, provided information and supported our search for Katherine.”
A huge search was launched for Katherine after she disappeared yesterday wearing a green hat, dark trousers and hooded top and carrying a rucksack.
More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online
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