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Benjamín Murúa Aquitectos creates underground sports centre in Chile

July 27, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local architecture studio Benjamín Murúa Arquitectos has topped an underground sports centre with a dome in the Atacama desert in Chile. The sports facility is located on the campus of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory, a research complex dedicated to the study of deep space. For the design of the complex, the studio was

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HOK designs mirrored “stadium of the future” for Jacksonville Jaguars

June 7, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture studio HOK has unveiled the planned renovation of the National Football League stadium in Jacksonville, USA, which would cover the existing building with a fritted dome. The studio will expand the current program of the stadium by wrapping it in sinuous, reflective cladding and covering it in a see-through “membrane”. The team has referred to

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Taller Héctor Barroso uses rammed earth to create Mexican tennis venue

May 26, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Earthen walls blend with a desert landscape at the Cabo Sports Complex, which was designed by Mexican firm Taller Héctor Barroso to host the region’s annual tennis tournament. Located in Los Cabos – a city in the state of Baja California Sur – the complex sits on a cacti-dotted site near the beach. Mexico City’s Taller Héctor

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TPG Architecture creates “memorable moments” within NHL Headquarters in Manhattan

February 6, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Bold graphics and a tall media wall are among the features in the TPG Architecture-designed home office for North America’s National Hockey League, which spans five floors in a new skyscraper. The project is located in One Manhattan West, a glazed, 67-storey tower designed by SOM. The building is part of an emerging mixed-use development

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Eight future stadiums set to be built around the world

November 24, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Following the completion of the 2022 World Cup Qatar stadiums, we look at the next generation of sports venues being designed by studios including David Chipperfield Architects, OMA and BIG. Stadiums make up some of the world’s largest and most impressive buildings. In Qatar, eight were recently built or heavily renovated to host this year’s

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World Cup sustainability claims “built on sand” say experts

November 18, 2022 Nat Barker 0

Amid widespread scepticism about the sustainability claims of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Dezeen asked experts if carbon-neutral global sporting events are possible. The Qatar World Cup begins this Sunday amid a cacophony of controversy, with the environmental impact of the four-week championship coming under intense scrutiny driven by the organisers’ claim

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Buffalo Bills stadium by Populous will be “intimate yet intimidating”

October 31, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Architecture studio Populous has designed a new stadium for the American football team Buffalo Bills in New York state, which will reimagine historic architecture with modern materials. Due to open in autumn 2026, the venue will be developed by Populous to pay homage to the history, heritage and architecture of the Bills’ home city, Buffalo.

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Qatar “turning a blind eye” to abuse of World Cup migrant workers says Amnesty

October 20, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Labour abuses are still happening “on a significant scale” in Qatar despite “noticeable improvements” to migrant workers’ conditions ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International. In a report published today, human rights organisation Amnesty International stated that many workers are still “subjected to conditions that amount to forced labour” in Qatar. “Although Qatar

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Gensler tucks arena under a movable wooden canopy in Austin

October 17, 2022 Kate Mazade 0

American architecture studio Gensler has completed a resilient and technologically advanced sports arena in Austin, Texas that has a wooden canopy that moves depending on the type of event. The University of Texas at Austin Moody Center Basketball and Events Arena (Moody Center) acts as a conduit between the university and the rest of the

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Saudi Arabia set to host Asian Winter Games at Neom “in the heart of the desert”

October 5, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Saudi Arabia has announced that it has won the right to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at its Trojena resort, which is being designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, UNStudio, Aedas, LAVA and Bureau Proberts as part of the Neom development. The 2029 Asian Winter Games will be hosted at a 60-square-kilometre skiing and outdoor activity resort

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