News Chicago Bears to build $4.2bn stadium American football team the Chicago Bears has announced a $4.2bn stadium, to be designed by Kansas City firm Manica Architecture. The development will be located on the waterfront and will…
News Evergrande’s plans for world’s biggest football stadium to be scaled back A subsidiary of China State Construction (CSCEC) has taken over a football stadium project in Guangzhou from struggling developer Evergrande, news site Yicai reports. China Construction Fourth Engineering Division will…
News Neom reveals golf course with spectacular ‘granite outcropping’ effects The latest addition to Saudi Arabia’s spectacular Neom programme has been announced: a resort for well-heeled golfers set amidst the coastal hills of the Gulf of Aqaba. The Gidori scheme…
News Team chosen to replace Montreal Olympic stadium’s fragile roof A consortium of Montreal companies led by Pomerleau and Canam Group has won a US$542m contract to replace the fragile roof of the city’s Olympic Stadium. At present, the stadium…
News Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB win $1.5bn Las Vegas baseball ground Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group and Kansas-based designer HNTB have won a competition to imagine a baseball stadium for the Athletics baseball team. The team, commonly known as the As,…
News Turner team begins work on $2.1bn Nashville football stadium Construction has begun in Nashvillle on a home stadium for American football team the Tennessee Titans. The $2.1bn New Nissan Stadium will cover 1.7 million sq ft and accommodate up…
News Skanska starts modifying MetLife Stadium for 2026 World Cup Skanska has begun modifying the capacity of the lower bowl of New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium to meet FIFA requirements ahead of the 2026 World Cup. New York and New Jersey…
News F1 stands to be reused at New York cricket stadium Stands used at the Las Vegas Grand Prix will be repurposed as seating for the 34,000-capacity Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, designed by US architect Populous. The modular stadium will…
News Turner, Everett and Perkins & Will to renovate North Carolina basketball stadium A basketball stadium in North Carolina is to be renovated by a joint venture between contractors Turner and DA Everett, with architect Perkins & Will, consultant CAA Icon and concessions…
News Populous reveals design for Saudi Arabian 2034 World Cup stadium A rendering of the 45,000-capacity Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium has been unveiled by US architect Populous. The ground will be the centerpiece of an ambitious entertainment district complete with e-sports…
News 10 Design unveils world’s largest indoor ski slope Hong Kong-based architect 10 Design has published images of its design for the Huafa Snow World, a 131ha leisure and shopping destination set to open in Shenzhen, China in 2025.…
Projects First phase of Riyadh’s 135km ‘Sports Boulevard’ to open this year The Cycling Bridge and Promenade sections of Riyadh’s Sports Boulevard, the longest linear park in history, is due to open this year. The boulevard is one of four megaprojects launched…
News Saudi Arabia announces ‘active lifestyle’ area of Neom Saudi Arabia has announced plans to add a sports and wellbeing district to its massive Neom development in the northwest of the kingdom. The “Norlana” area will contain space for…
News Major esports district planned in Saudi Arabia Qiddiya City, a planned project on the outskirts of Riyadh, will contain the world’s first gaming and electronic sports (esports) district, complete with four stadiums, containing 73,000 seats. Announced last…
Projects Checking in with Limak on Barcelona’s new Camp Nou In its ongoing project to renovate FC Barcelona’s home stadium, Spotify Camp Nou, Turkish contractor Limak told GCR that it had now removed the old stadium’s third and top seating…
News New stadium: Morocco launches $2bn plan to prepare grounds for 2030 World Cup Morocco will spend almost $2bn on a new football stadium and refurbishing six others in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup, which it…
News UNStudio designs multi-tower complex at Hangzhou Olympic site Dutch architect UNStudio has designed the four-tower, mixed-use Hiwell Amber Centre in Hangzhou, southeast China. The complex contains two residential towers, an office tower, and a tower containing a hotel…
News Populous designs Pennsylvania stadium expansion Populous will act as architect, alongside Aecom Hunt, Alexander and Barton Malow as construction manager on a $700m renovation of Pennsylvania’s Beaver Stadium, home of Pennsylvania State University’s American football…