Construction of Everton FC’s new £555m stadium has relied on the novel use of 4D modelling technology, which is credited with helping to keep the project on schedule and within budget.

Football stadiums bear witness to spectacle and, often, pure drama. For Everton last season, there was plenty of both. With the club in the process of building a new 52,888-seat stadium on Liverpool’s Bramley-Moore Dock, they had a total of eight points deducted for breaching financial rules. It looked at one stage that this new ground would not be visited by Premier League clubs any time soon until a much-needed end-of-season surge saw the Toffees narrowly retain their top-flight status.

Building stadiums can be equally precarious, says Simon Beards, the principal planner for the new £555m venue, which is being constructed by engineers Laing O’Rourke. He points to Tottenham Hotspur’s show-stopping stadium that started with an early budget of £250m, but was completed three years later in 2019 for an eye-watering...