AECOM designs LA Clippers sports complex to resemble a "basketball swishing through a net"
Diamond-shaped metal panels will wrap this oval sports venue that AECOM has designed for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. More
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MLZD adds subterranean sports hall to school in a former monastery
Architecture office MLZD has built a sports hall with a sculptural concrete wall below ground level to preserve views of a heritage-listed converted monastery in Wettingen, Switzerland. More
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3XN designs ice hockey and basketball arena in Munich's Olympic park
3XN has unveiled its design for a multipurpose sports arena with a green roof that will merge into the landscape of Munich's Olympic park. More
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Lacime Architects arranges leisure centre in Suzhou around reflective pools
Lacime Architects based the layout of Shimao Longyin Leisure Centre, in China, around a series of classical Chinese gardens to create serene outdoor circulation areas. More
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Kevin Daly Architects builds crinkled complex for UCLA's basketball teams
California-based firm Kevin Daly Architects has designed a sports complex for UCLA's basketball teams with fin-like panels and a wavy roofline with numerous skylights. More
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Dezeen's top 10 stadiums and sports centres of 2018
Thanks to the World Cup, the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, 2018 was a great year for sports architecture. Deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft continues our review of 2018 by rounding up the 10 best stadiums and sports centres of the year. More
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Yellow accents brighten Lone Tree Wellness Center by Neumann Monson
An elevated running track encircles this sports centre that Neumann Monson Architects has designed for the residents of Lone Tree, Iowa. More
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Explore sports centres from around the world via our Pinterest board
We've updated our Pinterest board showcasing sports centres with impressive designs, including a domed hall clad in aluminium shingles and a hub for street sports inside a former windmill factory. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Valdemar Coutinho Arquitectos completes brutalist concrete sports centre in Portugal
Valdemar Coutinho Arquitectos has completed a sports centre in Portugal, featuring angular concrete surfaces that funnel daylight into its public foyer. More
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EFFEKT transforms abandoned windmill factory into skatepark and youth centre
A translucent polycarbonate skin wraps Streetmekka Viborg Build, a former windmill factory that Danish studio EFFEKT has transformed into a hub for street sports and youth culture. More
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Glass walls create visual connection between Strasbourg sports hall and its surroundings
Dominique Coulon & Associés has completed a sports centre for a school in Strasbourg, featuring a pair of double-height halls that project upwards from a concrete-and-glass base. More
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NORD Architects creates angular timber-clad sports centre in Copenhagen
Danish studio NORD Architects has completed a multipurpose sports facility in Copenhagen's developing Ørestad City area. More
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Twisting band of copper-hued steel encircles sports centre in The Hague
A ribbon of bright, polished steel wraps around the curving roof of this sports centre by British practice Faulkner Browns in The Hague, Netherlands. More
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Domed sports hall by Sporadical is covered in scale-like aluminium shingles
Reflective aluminium panels cover the rounded shell of this school sports hall near Prague, helping to disguise its scale. More
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Steel-clad clerestory windows protrude from concrete badminton hall by JHW IROJE Architects
The concrete exterior of this badminton centre in the South Korean city of Gwangju is coloured to match the local soil, and contrasts with a row of clerestory windows clad in blackened-steel. More
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Saucier + Perrotte designs iceberg-like Montreal sports complex with orange interiors
The Complexe Sportif Saint-Laurent in Montreal by Canadian firm Saucier + Perrotte has icy and black exteriors, contrasting the glossy orange surfaces found inside. More
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Polo stables by Estudio Ramos features grassy roof for horses to graze
A spiral staircase made from cast concrete leads up to a turfed roof overlooking a pool and polo field at this stables near Buenos Aires, which was designed by local firm Estudio Ramos for a professional polo player. More
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Arched bamboo trusses left exposed in Chiang Mai sports hall to create a "feast to the eye"
Chiangmai Life Architects and Construction modelled the segmented and undulating roof of this bamboo sports hall at a school in Chiang Mai in Thailand on the petals of a lotus flower. More
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Alberto Campo Baeza's Madrid sports centre is a "box of light"
Two enormous translucent walls flood the playing court of this bright white sports centre by Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza with dazzling light. More
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Wind tunnel allows monks to fly above Mailītis Architects' amphitheatre in rural China
Monks perform levitation over a huge wind tunnel at this amphitheatre, which was designed by Latvian studio Mailītis Architects for a mountain range in central China. More
