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GMP Architekten set to “reinvent” roof of Roger Taillibert’s Olympic Stadium in Montreal

August 30, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

German architecture studio GMP Architekten has been selected to design a replacement for the roof of Roger Taillibert’s “controversial” Olympic stadium in Montreal for the studio’s first North American project. The ageing Olympic Stadium was designed by French architect Roger Taillibert for the 1976 Montreal Summer Games and features a now-iconic angled tower that suspends

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Baíto Architectes and Atelier Pirollet Architectes restore 1950s French stadium

August 23, 2024 Katie Last 0

Architecture studios Baíto Architectes and Atelier Pirollet Architectes have refreshed a dilapidated 20th-century stadium in La Ciotat, France, repairing the stand and adding a modernised entrance. Named Jean Bouissou Stadium Stand, the newly updated grandstand adds a modern touch to the existing structure, which was built in 1958 and is home to the ES La

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Populous releases visuals of Aramco Stadium planned for Saudi World Cup

August 15, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled its plans for Aramco Stadium, a 47,000-seat sports venue in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, designed to be “iconic in the football world”. Set to host the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the building will be defined by a spiralling form intended to evoke waves, in a nod to its

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Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris

August 15, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

French studio Chatillon Architectes has renovated the Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris, preserving its parabolic roof and updating its polycarbonate facades. Vacant since 2018 due to poor accessibility and energy efficiency, the sports complex has now reopened as a training facility for athletes participating in the 2024 Paralympic Games. It was

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Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris

August 15, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

French studio Chatillon Architectes has renovated the Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris, preserving its parabolic roof and updating its polycarbonate facades. Vacant since 2018 due to poor accessibility and energy efficiency, the sports complex has now reopened as a training facility for athletes participating in the 2024 Paralympic Games. It was

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Intuit Dome basketball stadium set to open its doors in Los Angeles

August 7, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

A roof informed by a basketball “passing through a net” characterises the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, which was designed by international firm AECOM for the LA Clippers NBA team. The oval-shaped arena is scheduled to open its doors next week in Inglewood after more than three years of construction. It is located near the

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“Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics”

August 5, 2024 Christian Benimana 0

Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. Training an athlete to become an Olympian takes a minimum of eight to nine years. It involves thousands

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“Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics”

August 5, 2024 Christian Benimana 0

Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. Training an athlete to become an Olympian takes a minimum of eight to nine years. It involves thousands

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Seine cleanup a “missed opportunity” says author of book on the negative impacts of Paris Olympics

August 2, 2024 Andrew Ayers 0

The Olympic Games should be reformed to enable more democratic input from the communities they affect the most, argues Parisian journalist Jade Lindgaard in this Olympic Impact interview. “With the games, there’s never enough time,” said Lindgaard, author of Paris 2024: A City in the Face of Olympic Violence. “Every four years, a giant event

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