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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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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After the Olympic flag was passed to Los Angeles at last night’s Paris 2024 closing ceremony, we conclude our Olympic Impact series with a look ahead to the venues set to host the next games in 2028. Although the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles may be four years away, all the main venues
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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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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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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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Although the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have taken an exemplary approach to construction, reusing venues is not enough to make the games truly sustainable, argues Carbon Market Watch’s Benja Faecks as part of our Olympic Impact series. By relying mainly on existing infrastructure and setting ambitious carbon budgets for any new builds, this year’s Olympics
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Although the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have taken an exemplary approach to construction, reusing venues is not enough to make the games truly sustainable, argues Carbon Market Watch’s Benja Faecks as part of our Olympic Impact series. By relying mainly on existing infrastructure and setting ambitious carbon budgets for any new builds, this year’s Olympics
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For most of the last hundred years, statement architecture has played a central role at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. With that potentially set to change, we look back at 15 of the most significant examples as part of our Olympic Impact series. Due to growing concerns about sustainability, far fewer permanent venues are likely
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François Chatillon reflects on the architectural legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as part of our Olympic Impact series. The Olympics go hand-in-hand with architecture, with leading designers creating some of the most innovative and exceptional buildings, stadiums and public spaces of our times. From the “Bird’s Nest” Olympic Stadium in Beijing by Herzog
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