Football Stadiums, Al-Menaa/Najaf in Iraq

Designed by 360 Architecture, Football Stadiums, Al-Menaa/Najaf is located in Iraq. The construction of new sporting facilities can bring together communities and kick-start the regeneration an urban realm. Over the past few years, Iraq has begun to explore the introduction of new sports centres across the country, with three major projects now in the hands [...]

Tags: 360 Architecture, Anwar Soura General Contracting Company, Asia, Fertile Crescent, Iraq, Iraq conflict, Middle East, Najaf, Najaf Governorate, Sports, Western Asia

Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China

The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center designed by gmp von Gerkan, Marg und Partner is located in Shanghai, China.  Water is the overarching theme of both the park and the architecture of the stadiums and the media centre. It is the connecting element between the buildings, which stand on raised platforms in specially constructed lakes. Thus [...]

Tags: badminton, basketball, boxing, China, FINA, FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Swimming Championships, Hall Stadium, media centre, Natatorium, Olympic sports, Recreation, Shanghai, Sports, steel structures, swimming, the FINA World Swimming Championships

Tung Chung Swimming Pool in Hong Kong

Located in Hong Kong, Tung Chung Swimming Pool was designed by Ronald Lu & Partners. Reflecting its coastal locality and function of an aquatic sports venue, the design takes the concept of a sea shell resting on the shore and shaped in an organic and aerodynamic profile using a double-layer PTFE tensioned membrane over a [...]

Tags: aquatic sports venue, Biological membrane, Building engineering, Construction, Cool roof, Earthquake engineering, Engineering, Heat transfer, light-weight long-span steel truss system, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Ronald Lu, Roofs, Structural system, Tensile architecture, Thermal comfort, Tung Chung Swimming Pool

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

The Morris Lemma Indoor Sports Centre in Canterbury, Australia

Designed by McPhee Architects, The Morris Lemma Indoor Sports Centre is located in Canterbury, Australia. As a community facility for the people of Canterbury, the beginning of the design process was to capture the context of Riverwood, a “poetic” place name combining both river and wood.  This understanding of the geographic and cultural context was [...]