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Stadium Architecture : Sports Arena Buildings
New Stadia Architecture Developments from around the world.
post updated 4 February 2026
This international resource picks high-quality examples of Stadium Architecture. We aim to include sports arena buildings that are of good quality.
We cover completed buildings, new arena building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across the world. This site focuses on contemporary stadium buildings.
We have 4 pages of Stadium Architecture selections.
Stadium Architecture
Stadium Buildings : news + key projects
Stadium Architecture : A-G (this page)
Stadium Building Designs : H-M
Stadium Building Developments : N-Z
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Arena Architecture
Major Modern Sporting Arenas + Sports Centres, alphabetical:
Astana Arena Building, Kazakhstan
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects
photo : Cemal Emden
Astana Arena
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Design: Populous
photo : Chris Gascoigne
Aviva Stadium
Bale Sports Hall, Istria, Croatia
Design: 3LHD Architects
photo : Damir Fabijanic
Croatian sports building
Water Cube Beijing, China
Design: PTW with Arup
picture © Arup_Ben McMillan
Bernabéu Stadion Madrid, Spain
Estudio Lamela Arquitectos
photo : Angel Baltanás y Angel Martinez © EL
Bernabeu Stadium
Bird’s Nest Stadium Building, Beijing, China
Arup, Herzog & De Meuron, CAD+RG
photo © Arup_Ben McMillan
Birds Nest Beijing : iconic architecture
Birkerød Sports Centre Building, Copenhagen, Denmark
Schmidt Hammer Lassen
photo from ING
Birkerød Sports Centre
Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
picture from architects
Bislett Stadium Building
Brit Oval Cricket Ground Stand, London, UK
Miller Partnership
photo from Miller Partnership
Brit Oval Cricket Ground
Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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photo © Adrian Welch
Barcelona Football Stadium
Nou Camp Stadium : famous football arena, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Foster + Partners
design image : Foster + Partners
Carnegie Pavilion – Cricket Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England
SMC Alsop
picture from architect
Leeds Cricket Pavilion Headingley
Datong Sports Park, China
Populous
image from architect
Datong Sports Park
Emirates Stadium building, London, UK
HOK Sport Architecture
photograph © Adrian Welch
Arsenal Football Stadium
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Vittorio Gregotti Architect
photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Olympic Stadium Barcelona
More Sports Arena Architecture designs online soon.
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Sports Arenas + Centres – No Images
Major New Sporting Arenas + Sports Centres Buildings, A-K, alphabetical:
Archery Facilities, Barcelona, Spain
1992
Enric Miralles / Carme Pinos, Architects
Astana Stadium, Kazakhstan
2007-
Tabanlioglu Architects
Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece
2004
Santiago Calatrava Architects
Berlin Olympic Stadium Building Redevelopment, Germany
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Gerkan, Marg & Partners
David Beckham Football centre, Natal, Brazil
2008-
AFL
Donetsk stadium, Donetsk, Ukraine
2007-08
Architects: Arupsport
50,000-seater stadium
European Championship 2012 Arena
Estadio Municipal de Braga, Portugal
2003
Eduardo Souto de Moura
More contemporary Sports Arena Architecture online soon.
Wembley Stadium
building image © webbaviation
Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil
Design: various architects including BCMF Arquitetos
image : Rio 2016/BCMF Arquitetos
Rio Olympic Games Buildings
HOK Sport – Arsenal FC Stadium architects
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New Architecture Design
Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:
Comments / photos for the Modern Sports Arena Buildings – Contemporary Stadiums Design page welcome.