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Joan Sibina creates cylindrical sports museum encircled by Olympic rings

April 6, 2022 James Parkes 0
Olympic coloured rings surround the tubular building

Spanish architect Joan Sibina has designed the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha, Qatar, which features a cylindrical glass building within five intertwined Olympic rings. The 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum is located in Doha and adjoins the Khalifa International Stadium, one of the eight stadiums that will be used for the

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SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles set to host Superbowl LVI

February 10, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0
SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles

Architecture studio HKS has designed SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, which is set to host this year’s Super Bowl, as the home of American football teams the LA Chargers and LA Rams. Built in the Inglewood area of Los Angeles, the stadium will host LA Rams when they play Cincinnati Bengals in Superbowl LVI on Sunday 13 February. Completed

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Six architecturally significant ski jumps from around the world

February 9, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Ski jump architecture

Two new ski jumps are hosting events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. As the Games continue, we have rounded up the most significant architect-designed ski jumps from around the world, including structures by Zaha Hadid Architects and Julien De Smedt. Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Norway, by JDS Architects (2011) Built on the historic Holmenkollbakken ski jumping

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Big Air Shougang set to host ski jumping at Beijing Winter Olympics

February 3, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Big Air Shougang venue at Beijing Winter Olympics

Chinese studio TeamMinus has designed a ski jump to host big air events at the 2022 Winter Olympics on the site of a former steelworks in Beijing. Created as the first permanent venue for big air events in the world, the 60-metre-high ski jump will host the ski and snowboard big air competitions at the Olympics, which begin this week. It

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Dezeen’s guide to the architecture of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

February 2, 2022 Nat Barker 0
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to commence on 4 February, Dezeen rounds up the most architecturally significant venues, including a new stadium by Populous and the world’s first permanent structure for big air extreme snow jumping. The majority of the venues for the upcoming Winter Games are not new, with some built as

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Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar

December 6, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Al Bayt Stadium for Qatar World Cup

Multidisciplinary studio Dar Al-Handasah has completed the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Khor for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Set to host the football tournament’s opening game next November, the stadium is defined by its distinctive tent-like structure. Built in the northern port city of Al Khor, the Al Bayt Stadium was named

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Foster + Partners-designed Lusail Stadium among eight completed Qatar World Cup venues

November 23, 2021 James Parkes 0
Lusail Stadium by Foster + Partners

Tournament venues designed by Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects feature among the completed stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Construction has now completed on Lusail Stadium, which was designed by British studio Foster + Partners and will host the final game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. With Lusail, the largest

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Steel mesh wraps Nike’s LeBron James Innovation Center by Olson Kundig

October 8, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0
Le Bron James Innovation Center by Olson Kundig

A full-size basketball court and a 200-metre track are among the spaces found inside a large, metal-clad building designed by US firm Olson Kundig on the Nike campus in Oregon. The LeBron James Innovation Center is part of the 300-acre (121-hectare) Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. The new facility is named after the basketball

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Nikken Sekkei’s Ariake Gymnastics Centre celebrates timber construction

September 22, 2021 Jon Astbury 0
Ariake Gymnastics Centre by Nikken Sekke

One of the largest timber-framed roofs in the world spans 90 metres over the arena of the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, designed by Japanese practice Nikken Sekkei for the delayed 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The structure, located a short distance from Tokyo’s centre in Koto City, was originally unveiled in 2019 and has been

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