News Morocco to double airport capacity before 2030 World Cup Morocco plans to more-than-double its airport capacity from 38 million passengers to 80 million by 2030, when it will co-host the Fifa World Cup with Spain and Portugal, Reuters reports.…
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 40,000 capacity Panathinaikos stadium approved for Athens Athens’ local government has approved construction of a new stadium for Greek football team Panathinaikos, located in Votanikos in the Greek capital’s south west. Designed by Greece’s A&S Architects, the…
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 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 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 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…
News Pop-up stadium for 80,000 to go up for Adele fans in Munich A temporary stadium for 80,000 people will be built in Munich for 10 concerts by British singer Adele next month, the StadiumDB website reports. She is performing the concerts throughout…
Projects Besix halfway through Christchurch’s Te Kaha stadium Besix says its Australian subsidiary Besix Watpac is now halfway through building the 30,000-seat Te Kaha stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. Commissioned by Christchurch City Council, the $417m (NZ$683m) multi-use…
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 Design team picked for 115,000-seat stadium in Casablanca A consortium led by Moroccan architect Tarik Oualalou has been chosen to design the $500m Casablanca Grand football stadium, website Medias24 reports. It was chosen from a longlist of 12…
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 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 China Road and Bridge starts first major Kenyan stadium for 37 years China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has begun work on a 60,000-seat stadium in Nairobi, Kenyan broadcaster NYT reports. The Talanta Sports City will be one of the main venues…
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…