sports architecture news

Sports architecture firm Populous will design a 365-day stadium for Didier Drogba’s US football franchise Phoneix Rising FC, which has ambitions of joining Major League ... More

As 2017 draws to an end, CLAD looks back at some of the most significant leisure buildings, both big and small, that have opened this ... More

Architecture practice Bear Stadiums and Italian timber manufacturer Rubner Holzbau have joined forces to produce wooden sports venues that can be built quickly and cost-efficiently. ... More

The Rolling Stones have officially opened one of the largest indoor sports stadiums in Europe, Paris’s U Arena. The stadium will become the permanent home ... More

Derby City Council has unveiled ambitious plans for a new swimming and leisure facility designed by international design practice FaulknerBrowns Architects and overseen by project ... More

Sports and leisure architects Populous have announced the opening of a new office in Tokyo as the firm continues its global expansion. The decision to ... More

Atlanta’s new two million square foot stadium has hosted its first game – a preseason National Football League game between the Atlanta Falcons and the ... More

Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) – the owner of Lord’s Cricket Ground – will be asked if they would be content for a ... More

The Chinese ambassador to the UK has called on the British sport sector to help the nation realise its ambitions of creating its own sports ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Elon Musk’s latest big idea to Peter Zumthor’s extension for Fondation Beyeler ... More

Sports architecture practice Populous have completed the redevelopment of the Warner Stand at the world famous Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), ... More

The developers of a 28-hectare sports complex in Hong Kong have released new renderings and a promotional video showcasing the project, which is being considered ... More

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) has planned an “unprecedented sharing of expertise, insight and discussion” on the design, development and operation ... More

The home stadium of US National Basketball Association NBA) franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers is being lined up to be transformed by SHoP Architects at a ... More

Professionals involved in the development of sporting arenas should investigate the merits of technology such as augmented reality and virtual reality in terms of how ... More

A billion dollar entertainment district and hockey arena is rapidly taking shape in Detroit, US. The HOK-designed Little Caesars Arena is on schedule to open ... More

Our biggest news stories came right at the end of this week, with UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Many of Britain's best-known architects ... More

Sustainability was a recurring topic in the news this week. Former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter met in Atlanta to discuss sustainable cities ... More

Cox Architecture will create a 3,000 capacity velodrome in Jakarta for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. According to reports in Australia, where the studio ... More

With its mass appeal and ability to unite people worldwide, sport offers a powerful platform for demonstrating and communicating the importance of sustainability. That’s the ... More

Sports architecture firm HOK have designed a “first-of-its-kind” training and sports medicine centre for National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise the Atlanta Hawks. The privately-funded facility ... More

The new Populous-designed home of Major League Baseball (MLB) team Atlanta Braves will boast a zip line across its concourse, according to reports in the ... More

Sports architecture firm Populous have lifted the lid on their plans to design a 20,000-capacity football stadium in the Indian city of Pune. As revealed ... More

It’s been another busy week in the world of leisure architecture, design, investment and development, and we have reported on some particularly exciting trends and ... More

Future US Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Minnesota United FC has announced Populous as the lead architect for its US$120m (£80m, €114m) stadium. Earmarked for ... More