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Stadium Architecture : Sports Arena Buildings

New Stadia Architecture Developments from around the world.

post updated 29 August 2024

We’ve selected what we feel are the key 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. The focus is 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 Sporting Arenas + Sports Centres, alphabetical:

Astana Arena Building, Kazakhstan
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects
Astana Arena
photo : Cemal Emden
Astana Arena

Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Design: Populous
Aviva Stadium Dublin
photo : Chris Gascoigne
Aviva Stadium

Bale Sports Hall, Istria, Croatia
Design: 3LHD Architects
Croatian sports building
photo : Damir Fabijanic
Croatian sports building

Beijing Olympics – The Water Cube, China
Design: PTW with Arup
Water Cube
picture © Arup_Ben McMillan
Water Cube Beijing

Bernabéu Stadion Madrid, Spain
Estudio Lamela Arquitectos
Bernabéu Stadion Madrid
photo : Angel Baltanás y Angel Martinez © EL
Bernabeu Stadium

Bird’s Nest Stadium Building, China
Arup, Herzog & De Meuron, CAD+RG
Birds Nest
photo © Arup_Ben McMillan
Birds Nest Beijing : iconic architecture

Birkerød Sports Centre Building, Denmark
Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Birkerød Sports Centre
photo from ING
Birkerød Sports Centre

Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
Bislett Stadium Oslo
picture from architects
Bislett Stadium Building

Brit Oval Cricket Ground Stand, London
Miller Partnership
New Cricket Stand London
photo from Miller Partnership
Brit Oval Cricket Ground

Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona Football Stadium
photo © Adrian Welch
Barcelona Football Stadium

Camp Nou Stadium Redevelopment, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Foster + Partners
Barcelona Football Stadium
design image : Foster + Partners
Nou Camp Stadium : famous football arena

Carnegie Pavilion – Cricket Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England
SMC Alsop
Carnegie Pavilion
picture from architect
Leeds Cricket Pavilion Headingley

Datong Sports Park, China
Populous
Datong Sports Park building
image from architect
Datong Sports Park

Emirates Stadium building, London, UK
HOK Sport Architecture
Arsenal Football Stadium
photograph © Adrian Welch
Arsenal Football Stadium

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Spain
Vittorio Gregotti Architect
Olympic Stadium Barcelona
photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Olympic Stadium Barcelona

More Sports Arena Architecture online soon

Sports Arenas + Centres – No Images

Major Sporting Arenas + Sports Centres, 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

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, Spain
2003
Eduardo Souto de Moura

More Sports Arena Architecture online soon

Nou Camp Stadium

Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
building image © webbaviation

Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil
Design: various architects including BCMF Arquitetos
Copacabana Stadium
image : Rio 2016/BCMF Arquitetos
Rio Olympic Games Buildings

HOK Sport – Arsenal FC Stadium architects

Architecture Design

Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:

Architects

Architectural News

Swimming Pool Arenas

Comments / photos for the Modern Sports Arena BuildingsContemporary Stadiums Design page welcome.