News MVRDV designs shipping container sports club for Jordanian refugee camp Dutch architect MVRDV has developed a modular clubhouse for the Azraq camp in Jordan, which is home to about 41,000 refugees from the fighting in Syria. The idea is to…
News Slovakia earmarks €31m to expand Olympic training centre The Slovakian government has announced that the country’s Olympic training centre in Samorin, a town is the country’s western Trnava region, will be expanded to contain a 5,000-capacity venue. The…
News Webuild picked for radical makeover of Bologna FC’s Dall’Ara stadium Rome-based contractor Webuild has signed a partnership with Bologna football club to renovate the Renato Dall’Ara stadium, built in 1927. The €200m project will demolish and rebuild all the stands,…
News Six injured at Barcelona’s Camp Nou site as workers ‘fight with sticks’ A massive fight broke out on Friday between construction workers on the site of Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium, the Catalan News website reports. The brawl involved around 20 employees who…
News MVRDV designs China’s badminton headquarters with racket roof and shuttlecock tower Dutch firm MVRDV and China’s Huayi Design have won a competition to design the Shenzhen Pingshan Sports Park. This complex will be the home of China’s national badminton team, and…
News Design unveiled for Casablanca’s 115,000-seat stadium French architect Oualalou + Choi have released renderings for its 115,000-seat stadium to be built near Casablanca for the 2030 World Cup, which will be hosted by Morocco, Spain and…
News New York’s floating pool concept to be tested this month New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul have said a swimming pool that floats in and filters the city’s waters will be tested in the…
News Populous unveils design for 2034 World Cup stadium in Saudi Arabia US architect Populous has unveiled its design for a 47,000-capacity stadium on an 800,000-sq-m site in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The Aramco Stadium, named after the state-owned oil company, will…
News Serbia orders ‘Djokovic Museum’ after long-sought gold medal Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic has announced plans to build a museum dedicated to tennis champion and fellow Serb, Novak Djokovic, following his gold medal win this week at the 2024…
News AS Roma unveil stadium designed by Populous Italian football team AS Roma has revealed images of its new home, as imagined by American architect Populous. A roadmap for the project is still to be announced, but a…
News Saudi Arabia plans 92,000-seat stadium complex in Riyadh Plans have been announced for a 92,000-capacity stadium on a on a 660,000 sq m site in Riyadh. As well as the ordinary spectators, the ground will have a 150-seat…
News Major disruption as saboteurs attack France’s high-speed rail network Saboteurs launched a coordinated attack on France’s high-speed rail network in the early hours of this morning, using arson and vandalism at multiple sites to disrupt services ahead of the…
News Owners of Chicago sports teams to come together for $7bn entertainment district Two well-known Chicago families have joined forces to plan a $7bn development on the city’s West Side, around the home ground of the Chicago Bulls basketball team. The Reinsdorfs, who…
Projects How they built the Paris Olympics swimming pools in 36 days Italy’s Myrtha Pools has installed two of its modular, stainless steel swimming pools for the Paris Olympics in just 36 days. The 50×25-metre pools went up at La Defense Arena…
News Germany shuts major rail corridor for overhaul after Euro chaos German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has shut down one of the country’s main rail corridors for a planned, €1.3bn “fundamental overhaul” to improve trains’ punctuality and capacity. The unprecedented…
News Saudi Arabia set to build ‘sports tower’ with facilities for 30 disciplines Saudi authorities have been approved plans for a “Global Sports Tower”, a 130m-tall structure with facilities for 30 sports in Riyadh. The 84,000 sq m project will contain a 98m…
News Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills plans $1.5bn golf resort in centre of Baghdad Abu Dhabi developer Eagle Hills has acquired land for a golf course and wellness complex in the centre of Baghdad. The $1.5bn project will include residential neighbourhoods, a five-star hotel…
News Spain and Morocco said to be considering Gibraltar tunnel for World Cup Spain and Morocco are considering building a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar in time for the 2030 World Cup Finals, Moroccan news site SNRT reports. It said the plans…