Baignad_eau_torisée (Authorized Swimming), or how to swim in a pool that cross over the Garonne River? This is the project of a leisure facility which, thanks to its ingenious conception on an industrial barge, becomes a floating pool. It can be used by the city of Bordeaux and the Urban Community (CUB) or even on [...]
Designed by Populous, the design of Sporting Kansas City’s fan-oriented stadium, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, seeks to capture movement and motion by celebrating the beautiful game. The repeating angular metal fin exterior represents the ‘body,’ or the players’ athleticism. The signature roof canopy mimics the long floating arc of a soccer ball as it soars across [...]
Shared by Deve Architects, Näverket is a competition entry for the Södra Tennis Competition in Sweden. How can wood construction be utilized to create the ultimate competitive tennis environment in Växjö, Sweden? After laying out a continuous tennis surface on the Södra Tennis site, a simple shell is created to enclose three indoor courts, while [...]
Light Box by WE architecture, is the 3rd prize proposal for an extension of the existing high school of Falkonergården. The building is a Danish international style complex worthy of preservation. As a result of increasing popularity and the addition of an athletic department, Falkonergården is in high lack of improved gym facilities and a larger assembly [...]
Henning Larsen Architects has designed the Scandinavian Golf Club located in Farum, Denmark. With its location in the beautiful, hilly landscape of the previous training area of Farum military barracks, the Scandinavian Golf Club comprises an exclusive nature park and golf course of 2 x 18 holes. The architectural vision has been to bridge the [...]
Franz Architekten, in collaboration with Atelier Mauch have completed the FK Austria Wien Training Academy in Vienna, Austria. The academy training grounds of the junior teams of Austria Vienna – one of the most traditional football clubs in Austria – lies close to the ‘Franz Horr Stadium’. They include a training hall and three grass [...]
Denmark-based architectural firm BIG, in collaboration with realities:united, AKT, Topotek 1 & Man Made Land have won the the international competition to design a new Waste-To-Energy Plant in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new plant is an example of what we at BIG call Hedonistic Sustainability – the idea that sustainability is not a burden, but that [...]
In Bled – Slovenia, this newly renovated rowing centre designed by MultiPlan arhitekti is recently completed and it will be used to host the World Rowing Championships this year. The building is well integrated into the sloping site, while providing a huge viewing platform and seating area following the terrain down the slope. Viewing platforms [...]
OFIS Arhitekti, in collaboration with Multiplan Arhitekti has designed the extension of the football stadium in Maribor, Slovenia. + Project description by OFIS Arhitekti The plot that was used as a multi-functional sport field and is located in the centre of the city. In the sixties a small tribune was built along one side of [...]
Nautical Sports Services Building Portonovo is a refurbishment project designed by Spanish architectural studio Diaz and Diaz Architects. The studio is formed by architects Gustavo Diaz Lucas Diaz and Sierra, with offices opened in La Coruna and Madrid. The former club is involved with a new structure of phenolic panel with wood slats to give [...]
Lusail Iconic Stadium for Qatar 2022 is revealed at ‘Leaders in Football’ conference in London. As the venue for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, the Lusail Iconic Stadium will provide a world-class football facility for 86,250 spectators during the opening ceremony, group games and final. Reflecting Doha’s culture and heritage, the stadium is designed to [...]
In The Netherlands, Dutch architectural practice Van Rooijen Architecten completed the new playground building in an inner courtyard close to the city center of Utrecht for the children of the neighborhood. The old existing building on the playground was to be replaced by a new one. The brief called for a modest, durable and safe [...]
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PALAZZO DEL LAVORO (Palace of Labour) \ Alberto Apostoli
Italian Architect Alberto Apostoli signs the renovation of a building in which colors and details of the facade redefine the volume through a geometrical but refined language. The project starts from a building renovation from the 60’s that was partially wrecked by the terrible earthquake that seriously damaged the old town of L’Aquila (the heart [...]
Private Colege in Oporto \ OVAL – Avelino Oliveira
Photographer João Morgado shared with us his recently photography of the Private Colege in Oporto designed by OVAL – Avelino Oliveira. A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based [...]
Sejong Art Center Winning Proposal / designcamp moonpark dmp
Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the [...]
