Stadium Buildings : Architecture
New stadia design developments from around the world.
post updated 27 September 2026
Sports Arena Architecture News, chronological:
September 4, 2026
Allegiant Stadium North Plaza, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Architect: Grimshaw
render : Grimshaw
The Las Vegas Raiders have announced plans to transform two former parking lots on the north side of Allegiant Stadium, currently designated Lots B and C, into a landscaped public plaza. Designed by Grimshaw, the new North Plaza will incorporate an elevated pedestrian walkway connecting the stadium to the Strip, a large canopy and a dedicated rideshare hub.
June 29, 2026
2026 World Cup stadium buildings – USA, Canada and Mexico
The World Cup is highlighting the complexities and trade-offs of stadium design, with more than one-third of matches rated as facing a high risk of dangerously hot and humid conditions.
Staged across the United States, the tournament spans open-air, enclosed, climate-controlled, high-altitude and multi-use venues, creating an unprecedented real-world test of modern stadium engineering. As architects and engineers balance competing demands around comfort, performance, sustainability and flexibility, early-stage design decisions are proving critical to the conditions experienced by players and spectators.
For future stadium projects, engineers will need to simulate thousands of design configurations to identify solutions that balance these competing requirements and deliver safer, more comfortable environments.
21 June 2026
Sechzgerstadion TSV 1860 München e.V. stadium, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Architect: Powerhouse Company Architects
image © Powerhouse Company
The Sechzgerstadion occupies a distinctive place within Munich’s cultural and urban landscape. More than a football stadium, it has long served as a civic landmark and social anchor, deeply embedded in the collective memory of generations of Munich residents.
Situated along Grünwalder Straße, the stadium has a strong sense of place and belonging, bringing together sporting tradition, local identity and community life. Its enduring presence makes it an important part of Munich’s architectural and cultural heritage.
29 May 2026
Athens Kallithea Football Club Stadium Building, Greece
Design: K-Studio
image : Filippo Bolognese
Architecture practice K-Studio has redesigned the iconic Athens Kallithea Football Club stadium, reimagining the ground as an inclusive destination for sport, community and culture.
The proposal introduces additional seating and upgraded facilities alongside a new public park, restaurants and flexible event spaces, opening the stadium beyond match days and strengthening its role within the wider community.
25 May 2026
Jack Edwards Stadium, Oakleigh, Melbourne
Architects: Katz Architecture
photo : Kane Jarrod
Designed by Katz Architecture, Jack Edwards Stadium transforms a tightly constrained community sports ground into a civic-scale public asset in Oakleigh, Melbourne. The project responds to the dual ambition of meeting national league requirements while creating a long-term community resource, expanding the role of the stadium beyond sport to support broader public use.
10 May 2026
Aberdeen FC Stadium Pittodrie Building, Scotland, UK
photo © Adrian Welch
Aberdeen Football Stadium
13 April 2026
UK football stadiums public nature
10 January 2026
New Birmingham City Stadium, West Midlands, England, UK
Design: Heatherwick Studio and MANICA Architecture
New Birmingham City Stadium Building Design
This new 62,000-capacity structure will form a multi-purpose venue for football, music, and NFL games. The proposed building features an iconic design with steep seating and a retractable roof.
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Stadium Building Designs
Our Editors choose high-quality examples of completed Stadium Building and new arena building designs across the world. We focus on interesting contemporary stadium buildings.
Stadium buildings photos & architects news in 2025
12 November 2025
Claro Arena Building, Santiago, Chile
Architects: IDOM
photo : Cristóbal Palma
The San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium, now known as the Claro Arena, was officially inaugurated in 1988. This modern arena is located on a sloping site in the foothills facing the city.
15 July 2025
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Building, London, UK
7 April 2025
New Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, Albania
Architects: OMA / David Gianotten
render : OMA
25 March 2025
Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, China
Design: Populous
photo courtesy of architects office
11 March 2025
New Man United 100,000-capacity Stadium, Northwest England, UK
Manchester United have announced plans to build the biggest stadium in the UK, – an “iconic” new £2bn 100,000-seater ground close to Old Trafford:
Manchester United New Stadium building
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Arena architectural designs + sports ground projects images in 2024
30 September 2024
SAP Garden Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Design: 3XN Architects
photo : Angelo Kaunat
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18 June 2023
National Athletics Center, Budapest, Hungary
Design: NAPUR Architect Ltd.
photo : György Palkó
June 6, 2023
Buffalo Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, Buffalo, New York, USA
Architecture: Populous, Architects
image courtesy of architects practice
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Oct 14, 2021
Reser Stadium Expansion, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Design: SRG Partnership + Populous
renderings : Elephant Skin and SRG Partnership
5 Oct 2021
Delacombe Stadium Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia
Architecture: Kosloff Architecture
Delacombe Stadium acts as a ‘front door’ for Delacombe Primary School, the new building provides a contemporary and high quality dedicated facility for competitive sports standards. The design by Kosloff Architecture considers the importance of connection, with a shift from a community urban frontage to a smaller campus scale, allowing for a transitions that responds proportionally to its contrasting environments.
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25 Jul 2016
Miami Marine Stadium Building, South Florida, USA
photo : Rick Bravo
Miami Marine Stadium Building
Situated on the edge of Biscayne Bay this building hosted events ranging from high-speed boat races, to concerts featuring the biggest names in music. But since 1992, when Hurricane Andrew greatly affected Miami, the stadium has been abandoned, save for the graffiti artists who have transformed it into their canvas.
May 16, 2016
U.S. Bank Stadium Building, Washington, DC, USA
Design: Bjarke Ingels, BIG
image courtesy of architects practice
French Euro 2016 Stadium Buildings
French Euro 2016 Stadium Buildings Guide
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Jan 7, 2015
PETCO Park Ballpark in San Diego, Southern California, USA
Design: Populous architects
image courtesy of Populous, architects
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18 Oct 2013
Kazan Stadium Building, Tatarstan, Russia
Design: Populous Architects
photograph © Populous
Kazan Stadium Building
This new stadium building is to become the home of the Russian Premier League football club Rubin Kazan.
May 7, 2013
Golden State Warriors Arena, San Francisco, California, USA
Design: Snøhetta + AECOM
image from architect
2 May 2013
Turin Ice Hockey Stadium, Italy
Design: Andrea Maffei Architects
Turin Ice Hockey Stadium
The project was the winner of an international competition in which we had to re-design a big area near the center of Turin (Italy) including a new ice hockey stadium for the winter Olympic games in 2006.
27 Mar 2013
Kangneung Speed Skating Arena & Sports Complex, South Korea
Architect: Samoo Architects & Engineers
picture from Samoo Architects & Engineers
Korean Speed Skating Arena
Located on a 440,000㎡ site that was once used for garbage disposal, the site is now covered with abundance of pine trees. The main concept of the masterplan was to utilize nature, arena, and the plaza as ‘three layers’ to produce a layout that would communicate and harmonize with the surrounding environment.
14 Feb 2013
FFR Grand Stade, Essone, south west of Paris, France
Design: Populous + Ateliers 2/3/4/
photo from architects
FFR Grand Stade
After several months of discussions with three competing groups, the FFR has made its choice of designers and has issued the first computer-rendered images for the new French Rugby Stadium building.
14 Feb 2013
Cluj Arena, Romania
Dico Si Tignans Birou De Proiectaire Srl
Cluj Arena Building
The concept is based on contextual integration into the public spaces of the park and green sports axis along the river Somes. The main design driver is the transparency as dissolved boundaries and visual connexions outside in and inside out.
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19 Sep 2012
The Rock Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
Design: MZ Architects
The Rock Stadium Building
A sunken stadium building built into the side of a mountain is one of two UAE projects to make the shortlist for the 2012 World Architecture Festival Awards in Singapore. This 40,000-seat stadium building is sunk into the ground.
18 Jun 2012
Arena Lviv, Ukraine
Design: Atelier Wimmer ZT-GmbH ; Arnika Architekten (EM-Stadio Lviv)
Arena Lviv
The Stadium „Arena Lviv“ was designed by the Austrian architect DI Dipl. TP Albert Wimmer for the European Football Championship 2012 in Poland and the Ukraine. In the preparation of the construction the Bureau Wimmer also designed the master plan for the area.
4 Jun 2012
Olympic Stadium Kiev, Ukraine
Design: gmp – von Gerkan, Marg & Partners
Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine
The new design for the reconstruction of the building respects the historic fabric with its important filigree prestressed concrete upper tier built in 1968, the frame of the new roof structure being detached and placed clear of the existing bowl. This most distinctive feature is therefore being encased in a new filigree glass façade and will be duly illuminated with appropriate lighting.
4 Jun 2012
National Stadium Warsaw, Poland – EURO 2012 Venue
National Stadium Warsaw
This stadium building hosted the first EURO 2012 match, and forms the heart of a new sports park. The construction of the building is divided systematically into two.
11 Jun 2012
Kuip Rotterdam Stadium, The Netherlands
(designed by) Erick van Egeraat
Kuip Rotterdam Stadium
As one of the main characters in the Dutch Television-program ‘Stadium’ Architect Erick van Egeraat has presented his vision on a new Stadium venue and its value for the city of Rotterdam. As one of the few internationally active Dutch Architects Erick van Egeraat combines both the experience and skill to design venues as urban planning.
7 Jun 2012
Copenhagen Arena, Denmark
Architects: 3XN
Copenhagen Arena
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18 Nov 2011
Max Aicher Arena, Inzell, Germany
Design: Behnisch Architekten / Pohl Architekten
Max Aicher Arena Inzell
The Bavarian town of Inzell hosted the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships 2011. To create the world-class competition conditions required for this event, the existing outdoor speed-skating track was upgraded through the construction of a high-performance intelligent roof structure.
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Stadium Architecture
World Cup Stadiums – South Africa 2010
Key Modern Sports Architecture Projects, alphabetical:
Allianz Arena – Munich Stadium Building, München, Bayern, Germany
Astana Arena Building, Kazakhstan
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects
Astana Arena
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Design: Populous
Aviva Stadium
Bale Sports Hall, Istria, Croatia
Design: 3LHD Architects
Croatian sports building
Bernabéu Stadion Madrid, Spain
Estudio Lamela Arquitectos
Bernabeu Stadium
Bird’s Nest Stadium Building, China
Arup, Herzog & De Meuron, CAD+RG
Birds Nest Beijing : iconic architecture
Birkerød Sports Centre Building, Copenhagen, Denmark
Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Birkerød Sports Centre
Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
Bislett Stadium Building
Brit Oval Cricket Ground Stand, London, UK
Miller Partnership
Brit Oval Cricket Ground
Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Camp Nou Stadium : Buillding Redevelopment Information
Carnegie Pavilion – Cricket Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England
SMC Alsop
Leeds Cricket Pavilion Headingley
Civic Park, Eugene Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Datong Sports Park, China
Populous
Datong Sports Park
East Austin District Arena, Texas, USA
Emirates Stadium building, London, UK
HOK Sport Architecture
Arsenal Football Stadium
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Vittorio Gregotti Architect
Olympic Stadium Barcelona
Holmbladsgade Sports Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Design: Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter with others
Holmbladsgade Sports Centre
The building´s structure is composed of steel and timber covered with opalescent polycarbonate panels with a low U-value. This translucent cover offers excellent daylight conditions and at night the structure appears as a glowing crystal.
Jimmy Connors World Of Tennis, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Design: Foundation Architecture & Design
image from architect studio
Jimmy Connors World Of Tennis building
The shells of the buildings float above a podium that enables sheltered movement between the facilities. Landscaping radiates from the buildings creating a sense of arrival and concourse.
Kalvebod swimming pool, Copenhagen, Denmark
Design: PLOT / BIG
Copenhagen swimming pool
Copenhagen’s harbour undertakes a transformation from an industrial and traffic junction towards being the city’s cultural and social center.
Kensington Oval cricket ground, Barbados
Architects: Arup Associates
3W’s Pavilion : West Indies cricket ground
Kiev Football Stadium, Ukraine
gmp architects
Football Stadium Ukraine
Kildeskovshallen, Gentofte, Denmark
Design: Entasis
Gentofte Swimming Pool
Lindner Athletic Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Design: Bernard Tschumi Architects
American Athletic Centre
Liverpool Arena, England, UK
Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Liverpool Arena
Liverpool Football Club Stadium, England, UK
Design: HKS Architects
Liverpool FC Stadium Building
London Olympics Aquatics Centre, England, UK
Zaha Hadid Architects
London Aquatics Centre
London Olympic Stadium, England, UK
HOK Sport – Peter Cook architect
London Olympic Stadium Building
London Olympics VeloPark, England, UK
Hopkins Architects
London Olympics VeloPark
Lord’s Masterplan, London, England, UK
Herzog & de Meuron
Lords Masterplan
Lord’s Media Stand, London, England, UK
Future Systems
Lords Media Stand
Lusail Iconic Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Foster + Partners
Manchester United Football Club, England, UK
Miller Partnership
Man Utd FC Stadium
Maze Stadium, Long Kesh, Northern Ireland
HOK sport architecture
Maze Stadium Building Proposal
MK Dons Football Stadium, southern England, UK
HOK Sport Architecture
MK Dons Football Stadium
Newcastle United Stadium, Tyneside, Northeast England, UK
Newcastle United Stadium Building – St James Park
O2 arena, London, England, UK
Design: HOK Sport
O2 arena design
Olympiastadion, east Berlin, Germany
Design: Werner March architect
Berlin Stadium building
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Catalunya, northeast Spain
Design: Arata Isozaki & Associates, Japan
St Jordi Sports Pavilion
Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy
Design: Pier Luigi Nervi
Palazzetto dello Sport
Pays den Haut – U.S. Bank Stadium Building, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil
Design: various architects including BCMF Arquitetos
Rio Olympic Games Buildings
Rupp Arena Master Plan, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Rupp Arena Masterplan, Kentucky, USA
SECC Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Foster + Partners
SECC Arena Building – The Hydro
Soccer City Stadium, South Africa
Design: BUE+ Partners with Populous
Soccer City Stadium
Spaladium Centar, Croatia
Design: 3LHD Architects
Spaladium Centar : sports buildings
Stadio Olympico, Rome, Italy
Design: Annibale Vitellozzi architect
Stadio Olympico Roma
Stadium600, Nagoya, Japan
Design: K.Associates
Stadium600
Swimming Pool het Marnix, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Design: Mecanoo architecten
Amsterdam Sports building, Holland
Titans riverfront stadium Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Warsaw National Stadium, Poland – UEFA EURO 2012 Venue
Poland National Stadium
Water Cube Beijing, China
PTW with Arup
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Design: Foster & Partners / HOK Sport
Wembley Stadium Building
Wimbledon Centre Court, London, UK a famous Stadiums for international tennis competitions
Design: Populous
Wimbledon Centre Court
Zamet Sports / Community Center, Croatia
Design: 3LHD Architects
Zamet Sports Hall Rijeka Building
More modern Sports Architecture projects online soon.
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Euro 2008 Football Stadiums : architecture information
Modern Sports Building Designs
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Other Stadium Buildings
Arsenal FC Stadium architects : HOK Sport
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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
Kastrup Sea Bath, Copenhagen, Denmark
Design: White Arkitekter
Llobregat Sports Centre, Barcelona, Catalina, northeast Spain
2006
Alvaro Siza Architect
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, south Wales
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HOK Sport
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, western Germany
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Gerkan, Marg & Partners
Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany
1972
Design: Frei Otto – Architect / Engineer
Olympic Swimming Arena, Berlin, Germany
1999
Design: Dominique Perrault Architectes
Olympic Velodrome, Berlin, Germany
1999
Design: Dominique Perrault Architectes
Paulistano Athletics Club, Brazil
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Design: Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Rouen Stadium, France
2007-09
Design: Dominique Perrault Architectes
St Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland
2001
Design: Herzog de Meuron Architects
Salzburg Arena, Salzburg, Austria
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Design: KSP Engel and Zimmermann
Singapore Sports Centre: Premier Park – National Stadium+ Aquatic Centre
2007-
Design: Arup Sport
Stadium Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
2007
Design: Albert Wimmer Architects
European Football Championship 2008 Venue
Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
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Design: Gerkan, Marg & Partners
Toyota City Stadium, Toyota City, Japan
2001
Design: Kisho Kurokawa
Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria
2007
Design: Albert Wimmer
FC Kärnten Stadium
Zenit Stadium, St.Petersburg, Russia
2006-09
Design: Kisho Kurokawa
More contemporary Sports Arena Architecture online soon.
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American Stadium Building Designs
Stadium Architecture USA – architectural selection below, articles:
Noteworthy College Football Stadiums in the US
The five largest capacity NFL stadiums in America
Architecture of Kenan Stadium in North Carolina, USA
Buildings / photos for the Sports Arenas Architecture design page welcome.