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Reusing existing venues for Olympics “is not easy” says Populous’ Francois Clement

July 25, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Paris 2024 comes close to the limit of what is possible in terms of minimising construction for Olympic Games hosted in a single city, explains Populous’ Francois Clement in this Olympic Impact interview. Clement, who has been involved with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games since he assisted the city’s bid in 2016, explained

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The race to reduce the Olympic Impact

July 24, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Today we launch Olympic Impact, a series investigating whether the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be the blueprint for sustainable major sporting events. Nat Barker sets out what to expect. In this series we will examine in detail how Paris has sought to minimise the environmental footprint of the games and use it as

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Dezeen’s guide to the architecture of the Paris 2024 Olympics

July 24, 2024 Douglas Jardim 0

To help kick off our Olympic Impact series, Dezeen profiles the most architecturally notable venues on show at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – where the major theme has been renovation and reuse. The city of Paris will be transformed into a giant festival of sport this summer after the Olympics begin on

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HOK unveils Major League Soccer’s first fully electric stadium in Queens

May 30, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

International architecture studio HOK has unveiled the latest designs for an open-air stadium for the New York City Football Club in Queens. Located adjacent to the New York Mets’ Citi Field, the 25,000-seat, soccer-specific stadium will be the first in the sports league to run completely on electricity, and was designed to highlight the diversity

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WilkinsonEyre reveals plans for latest Lord’s Cricket Ground redevelopment

May 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has unveiled its proposal for the redevelopment of the Tavern and Allen stands at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. It follows WilkinsonEyre’s redesign of the Compton and Edrich stands, which it completed in 2021 on either side of the Stirling Prize-winning Media Centre by Future Systems. The proposal has been approved by

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Manica Architecture designs glass-fronted stadium for Chicago Bears

April 29, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

American studio Manica Architecture and National Football League team Chicago Bears have unveiled the design of a football stadium along Lake Michigan in Chicago, drawing criticism from preservationists. Manica Architecture designed the multi-purpose recreational campus – featuring a stadium enclosed with a translucent roof – to bring a variety of concerts, community celebrations, and sporting

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MD41 creates “pure and extremely simple” gymnasium in Italy

April 19, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio MD41 has completed a gymnasium for a school in Merate, Italy, housed in a cubic volume clad in textured concrete panels. Replacing a former gymnasium on the same site, the building slots in between the school to the north and a sprawling brick piazza to the south created by local studio Archea Associati

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Timber Aquatics Centre completes in Paris for 2024 Olympic Games

April 4, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Wood has been used to construct the swooping form of this indoor swimming pool, created by Dutch studio VenhoevenCS and French studio Ateliers 2/3/4 for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Located in the Saint-Denis district, the Aquatics Centre is the only permanent building constructed for the major sports event, which begins on 26 July 2024.

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Overhanging roof shelters wooden hall in Germany by Steimle Architekten

April 1, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local spruce wood is used throughout Markolfhalle Markelfingen, a multipurpose hall that architecture studio Steimle Architekten has added to the edge of a lake in Germany. Located on the northern shore of Lake Constance in the Radolfzell district, the timber building contains sports courts and a stage for events, unified by a cantilevered roof overhead.

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