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Mass timber adds visual warmth to British Columbia ice arena by HCMA

November 29, 2025 Jenna McKnight 0

The Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre was designed by HCMA Architecture + Design to depart from the “dated model” of typical ice arenas, which tend to be cold, windowless and framed with steel. The recreational centre is located in the emerging Southgate community in Burnaby, a city near Vancouver. The 8,547-square-metre building was designed by local

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Dezeen Agenda features waterfront stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects

November 27, 2025 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the curved Greater Bay Area Sports Centre in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Zaha Hadid Architects designed the stadium and sports centre in Guangzhou, China, situated in a waterfront park in the city’s Nansha district. This week’s newsletter also included the winners of this year’s

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Zaha Hadid Architects completes waterfront stadium and sports centre in Guangzhou

November 26, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre in Guangzhou, China, which includes curved stadiums for sporting and cultural events. Located in a 70-hectare waterfront park in Guangzhou’s Nansha district, the centre includes a 60,000-seat stadium, a 20,000-seat arena for basketball and indoor events, and a 4,000-seat aquatic centre with a

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Novembre Studio completes Golden Goose Arena at the CityLife development in Milan

November 14, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Italian architecture firm Novembre Studio has completed a polycarbonate padel centre at Milan’s CityLife development, which was designed in response to the adjacent CityWave office by BIG. Named the Golden Goose Arena, the 12-metre-tall sports centre contains seven indoor padel courts, a cafe, lounge area, clothing shop, as well as two outdoor padel courts. Clad

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Novembre Studio completes Golden Goose Arena at the CityLife development in Milan

November 14, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Italian architecture firm Novembre Studio has completed a polycarbonate padel centre at Milan’s CityLife development, which was designed in response to the adjacent CityWave office by BIG. Named the Golden Goose Arena, the 12-metre-tall sports centre contains seven indoor padel courts, a cafe, lounge area, clothing shop, as well as two outdoor padel courts. Clad

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Nike and Palace Skateboards unveil transforming skatepark in Victorian public bathhouse

November 4, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture studio Jam has designed the Manor Place sports hub in south London for brands Nike and Palace Skateboards, which includes a skatepark that can be transformed into a football pitch. Set to open on November 11, the sports hub by Jam occupies a 19th-century bathhouse and swimming pool complex near Elephant and Castle. The

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ZGF and Whiting-Turner upgrade Baltimore Ravens training facility

October 25, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture studio ZGF and Whiting-Turner have renovated a training facility used by the NFL team the Baltimore Ravens, using the American football team’s moniker as a driving design concept. The 20,000-square-foot (1,869-square-metre) Under Armour Performance Center – also known as The Castle – was overhauled by architects ZGF and contractors Whiting-Turner to improve the circulation,

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Itten+Brechbühl creates demountable timber sports hall for University of Zurich

November 11, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Swiss architecture studio Itten+Brechbühl has created a temporary timber university sports hall in Zurich, with aspirations for its demountable construction to be “the new standard in architecture”. Shortlisted in the sustainable building category of Dezeen Awards 2024, Sporthallenprovisorium Gloriarank replaces four sports halls at the University of Zurich with its glued laminated timber (glulam) structure clad in

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Populous designs Charlotte Hornets facility clad in “swarm” of panels

October 21, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Global design studio Populous has unveiled renderings for an NBA training centre with metal panels and a roof terrace in Charlotte, North Carolina. Slated to break ground in early 2025, the state-of-the-art practice facility will serve the Charlotte Hornets and will be adjacent to the Spectrum Center, the team’s home arena. “We’re thrilled to partner

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GMP Architekten set to “reinvent” roof of Roger Taillibert’s Olympic Stadium in Montreal

August 30, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

German architecture studio GMP Architekten has been selected to design a replacement for the roof of Roger Taillibert’s “controversial” Olympic stadium in Montreal for the studio’s first North American project. The ageing Olympic Stadium was designed by French architect Roger Taillibert for the 1976 Montreal Summer Games and features a now-iconic angled tower that suspends

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