Demountable stadium hosts opening ceremony for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics takes place today, inside a pentagonal temporary stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea. More
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Super Bowl stadiums of the past, present and future
Since the 52nd Super Bowl is taking place this weekend at a new stadium in Minneapolis, here's a look at some of the other giant venues that have previously hosted, or will host, the NFL's annual American football championship final. More
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Atlanta stadium by HOK hosts American football games under retractable "petals"
Giant triangular panels overlap to surround this American football stadium in Atlanta by architecture firm HOK, which has a roof that "opens and closes like a camera aperture". More
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Angular stadium for Minnesota Vikings will host the 52nd Super Bowl
America's most popular sporting event, the Super Bowl, will take place next week at a new stadium in Minneapolis, featuring angular protrusions, zinc cladding and a roof partly made of plastic film. More
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Council saves Herzog & de Meuron's Chelsea football stadium from neighbours' injunction
An injunction that would have prevented Herzog & de Meuron from redeveloping Chelsea FC's football stadium has been blocked by the local council, paving the way for construction to begin. More
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Qatar's shipping-container football stadium can be taken apart and reassembled after the match
Modified shipping containers are being used to construct Fenwick Iribarren Architects' Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha for the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. More
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Light Earth Designs creates sustainable cricket pavilion of self-supporting parabolic roofs
Three vaulted structures built using compressed soil-cement tiles form a canopy at this cricket pavilion in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, which looks out across the ground and a wetland valley. More
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BIG designs chequerboard-covered stadium that will house the Texas rodeo
Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG is set to build a sports and music venue in Austin, Texas, with a domed chequerboard roof and an area for rodeo at its centre. More
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Populous updates Lord's cricket stand with fan-shaped roof
Splayed wooden ribs support the new gauze-like roof of the Warner stand at Lord's cricket grounds, which was designed by Populous as part of a wider overhaul of the stadium. More
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Populous and Egis unveil masterplan for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
A beach volleyball court will be installed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower as part of the masterplan developed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by architects Populous and engineers Egis. More
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Ibrahim Jaidah unveils cap-inspired stadium for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
The latest football stadium for the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar has been unveiled, featuring a diamond-patterned exterior based on the knitted white cap traditionally worn by Arab men. More
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David Beckham scores land for Populous-designed football stadium in Miami
David Beckham's plan to create a new professional soccer team for Miami is a step closer to kick-off – the British footballer has now acquired a plot of land to build a stadium on. More
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AART reveals designs for national rowing stadium in Denmark
Danish studio AART has been selected to design Denmark's national rowing stadium, with its designs for a tiered and timber-clad boathouse at Bagsværd Lake on the outskirts of Copenhagen. More
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Japan urged to stop using deforestation-linked wood for Kengo Kuma's Olympic stadium
The Japanese government has been accused of using timber linked to deforestation and human-rights violations to build its Kengo Kuma-designed stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More
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Wooden spike shelters grandstand at Estonian stadium by KAMP Arhitektid
The sharply angled roof, walls and steps at either end of this stadium in the Estonian city of Pärnu direct spectators up and into the main grandstand. More
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Retractable "scallop shell" roof could be built over Verona's Roman arena
The 2,000-year-old amphitheatre in Verona, Italy, could be transformed into an indoor stadium with this competition-winning proposal by German firms GMP and SBP. More
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Herzog & de Meuron secures permission to revamp Chelsea FC football stadium
Herzog & de Meuron has been granted planning permission to completely overhaul Chelsea FC's London stadium, encasing it behind 264 sculptural brick pillars. More
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Las Vegas hopes to entice Oakland Raiders with $1.9 billion stadium
This new stadium designed for the Oakland Raiders could facilitate the American football team's proposed move to Las Vegas. More
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Construction work starts on Kengo Kuma's Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium
Building work has begun on Kengo Kuma's National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – the design that was controversially selected to replace Zaha Hadid's competition-winning scheme. More
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Construction begins on massive stadium for American football team LA Rams
HKS Architects has revealed its design for the new home of American football team LA Rams, which will feature a giant, sculptural roof made of perforated metal and see-through plastic film. More
