English football club Manchester United has appointed Foster + Partners to created a masterplan for the redevelopment of the land surrounding its Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, UK.
The football club is set to redevelop the site to create "a world-class football destination", ahead of plans to redevelop the stadium, which is the largest in the Premier League.
It announced that Foster + Partners, which is led by Manchester-born Norman Foster, will create the masterplan.
"As a proud Mancunian, I am passionate about the chance to rebuild on Manchester's great industrial heritage, creating a vibrant new mixed-use community, served by highly sustainable and improved transport links, providing homes and jobs for the local community, all catalysed by a world-class stadium for the world's most famous football team ? Manchester United," said Foster. Manchester United stadium. Photo by Arne Müseler
The masterplan will focus on around 100 acres of land around the stadium in the west of Manchester, which suspends two sides of a canal and is largely used for car parking and warehouses.
According to the club, the plan is to create a mixed-use development that will "benefit the local community, attract new residents, increase job provision".
"We have a clear vision to transform and revitalise the club-owned land around Old Trafford and we know that Foster + Partners is the best partner to help us develop the plans," said Manchester United chie...