Olympic Sports Park new sports complex in Hangzhou, China

The Olympic Sports Park new sports complex designed by NBBJ is located in Hangzhou, China. Drawing conceptually from the geometries of the nearby river delta, the flowing forms of the landscape planning are the principal means of organising the site, defining circulation and concentrating activities.  An above-grade platform defines the ‘sports boulevard,’ which links together [...]

Tags: below-grade retail facility containing boutique stores, Boulevard, China, Hangzhou, Sports, tennis

Figure Skating/Short Track Arena in Sochi, Russia

Designed by studio zoppini associati, Figure Skating/Short Track Arena is located in Sochi, Russia. The facility has been designed in order to host Sports and leisure events such as ice skating, baseball, gymnastics, tennis, spectacles, concerts, exhibitions etc. When the retractable stands are closed, the field of play will be 99×67 meters. The functional design [...]

Tags: Baseball, Entertainment, Environment, Figure skating, Gymnastics, Ice skating, Russia, Sochi, Sports, Sports entertainment, tennis

2012 Handball Arena in London, United Kingdom

The 2012 Handball Arena designed by Make Architects is located in London, United Kingdom. It will have up to 7,000 seats during the Games, hosting the Handball preliminaries and quarter finals as well as the Modern Pentathlon discipline of Fencing. It will also be the Goalball venue during the Paralympic Games. In legacy mode after [...]

Tags: badminton, basketball, Disabled sports, Fencing, Goalball, handball, Handball Arena, London, Modern Pentathlon, multi-sports venue, Netball, Sports, the Paralympic Games, United Kingdom, volleyball

Mount St Mary’s College in Spinkhill, Sheffield, United Kingdom

The Mount St Mary’s College designed by Race Cottam Associates is located in Spinkhill, Sheffield, United Kingdom.  As well as providing top new indoor sports facilities, the hall will provide a new entrance reception area for the school overlooking its international standard athletics track and rugby pitches. Mount St Mary’s College has a proud sporting [...]

Tags: indoor sports facilities, Local government in England, Mount St Mary, Mount St Mary's College, RACE COTTAM ASSOCIATES, Sheffield, Spinkhill, St Mary’s College, St. Mary's University College, the London Games, the Olympics, United Kingdom

Xochimilco masterplan in Xochimilco, Mexico

Xochimilco masterplan that located in Xochimilco, Mexico, was designed by TEN Arquitectos. The project embraces and improves the existing program of a park, originally developed in unplanned, disconnected phases. The proposed master plan reorganizes these elements in a single vertical strip of developed land that is closely related to the aquatic surroundings and regional history. [...]

Tags: Education Facility of Water, Enrique Norten, Mexico, public transportation facilities, Xochimilco