News: London studio Weston Williamson has won a competition to design a new athletics stadium for Brasilia with a concept for a shape-shifting structure that opens like a flower in response to wind direction and sunlight. More about Weston Williamson unveils shape-shifting stadium for Brasilia
Here are some photographs of the renovated 1960s Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, set to host matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup (+ slideshow). More about Mineirão Stadium renovation by BCMF Arquitetos
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has been appointed to design a new stadium in Qatar that will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. More about Zaha Hadid Architects to design stadium for Qatar World Cup
News: a 1960s football stadium in Brazil has become the first of several in the country to be equipped with a solar-powered roof in preparation for next year's FIFA World Cup. More about Brazil opens first solar-powered stadium ahead of 2014 World Cup
Architects Snøhetta and AECOM have revealed their latest renderings of a new stadium for NBA basketball team the Golden State Warriors on the waterfront in San Francisco (+ slideshow). More about Golden State Warriors arena by Snøhetta and AECOM
News: work has started on a football stadium in Bordeaux, France, by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More about Construction begins on Bordeaux stadium by Herzog & de Meuron
Rio 2016: the Rio de Janeiro stadium that was set to host athletics tournaments during the 2016 Olympics has been closed indefinitely due to structural problems. More about Rio Olympic stadium closed due to roof problems
News: UK firm Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected to design the new national stadium for Japan. More about Zaha Hadid to design Japan National Stadium
Movie: shadows dance across the surface of Kenzo Tange's 1964 Olympic stadium in Tokyo in this animation by graduate design students at Harvard University. More about Movie: Kenzo Tange's Yoyogi Olympic Arena by Harvard University design students
Dezeen Wire: as the sliding roof on Wimbledon's Centre Court was closed today to allow the men's singles final between Andy Murray and Roger Federer to continue despite heavy rain, The Telegraph argues that the Populous-designed cover is the real star of this year's championships. More about "Is the Centre Court roof the real star of Wimbledon 2012?" - Telegraph
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have won a competition to design a sports complex in Ethiopia, which will include an excavated football stadium surrounded by earth stands. More about Addis Ababa Stadium and Sports Village by LAVA
Following their Eurovision Song Contest win last summer, Azerbaijan rushed to commission German firm GMP Architekten to design a new stadium that will be complete in time to host this year’s competition. More about Sports Concert Complex by GMP Architekten
Dezeen Wire: sports architecture firm Populous claims that original plans to air condition a stadium they are designing for the 2022 Football World Cup are too expensive and "notoriously unsustainable" when used in desert environments - The Independent
Populous director John Barrow says they are now considering other options for creating a comfortable climate inside the Sports City stadium and is encouraging the Qatari government to alter its building schedule to give new technologies time to develop.
You can see our previous story on the 2012 London Olympic stadium, also by Populous, and all our stadium stories here.
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Dezeen Wire: plans by football club West Ham United to move into London's Olympic Stadium after next year's Games have collapsed amid concerns over ongoing legal disputes. The stadium will now remain in public ownership, with prospective tenants paying an annual rent to the Olympic Park Legacy Company - BBC News
See all of our stories about the London Olympics here.
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Reed-like steel columns surround another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten for the World University Games in Shenzhen. More about Bao'an Stadium by GMP Architekten
Faceted glass triangles create glowing crowns around a trio of stadiums for the World University Games currently taking place in Shenzhen. More about Universiade 2011 Sports Centre by GMP Architekten
Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have designed a stadium for Bordeaux that will host football matches for Euro 2016. More about Stade Bordeaux Atlantique by Herzog & de Meuron
Here are some photos of the completed 2012 London Olympic Stadium designed by Populous. More about 2012 London Olympic Stadium by Populous
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to redevelop the Dynamo Moscow Stadium and surrounding park in Moscow. More about VTB Arena Park by Erick van Egeraat
Here’s another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten (see our earlier stories here and here) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup starting this week in South Africa. More about Green Point Stadium by GMP Architekten