A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Located by a large expanse of water, the aquatic park looks like a world that has emerged from the lake. Its origami form is an extension of the surrounding landscape. Culminating at around 35m, it offers spectacular views, becoming a…
An architectural icon for the community that speaks to the future of the city. CannonDesign is proud to share the Maryland Heights Community Recreation Center, a new hub for recreational sports, wellness, and civic engagement located in this west St.…
An old cabaret theatre from the roaring ’20s has been uncovered in the heart of Berlin. The music hall theatre has been buried in 30 tonnes of rubble since 1934 when it closed, perhaps as part of a crackdown on…
© Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects has won the international competition to build the new National Stadium of Japan. The Practice, which produced the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games, was selected ahead of 45 other international…
Football and athletics-loving Ethiopians will have a new FIFA and Olympic-standard 60,000 seat stadium in Addis Ababa thanks to a competition winning design combining local identity with new technology. LAVA, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, and Designsport collaborated with local Ethiopian…
Speedskating Stadium Inzell, Germany, designed by Behnisch Architekten, has won the ‘World’s Best Sports Building’ award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011. The presentation of the WAF Awards are taking place during the largest global celebration of…
This is a remodeling project of the club stadium of the Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia to meet Category four of UEFA stadium standards. It mainly includes a new addition of a visor roof over the existing 22,000 seats. The visor roof can…
The design of Sporting Kansas City’s fan-oriented stadium, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, seeks to capture movement and motion by celebrating the beautiful game. © Alistair Tutton Photography 2010 The repeating angular metal fin exterior represents the ‘body,’ or the players’ athleticism.…
