News AS Roma unveil stadium designed by Populous Italian football team AS Roma has revealed images of its new home, as imagined by American architect Populous. A roadmap for the project is still to be announced, but a…
News Saudi Arabia plans 92,000-seat stadium complex in Riyadh Plans have been announced for a 92,000-capacity stadium on a on a 660,000 sq m site in Riyadh. As well as the ordinary spectators, the ground will have a 150-seat…
News Major disruption as saboteurs attack France’s high-speed rail network Saboteurs launched a coordinated attack on France’s high-speed rail network in the early hours of this morning, using arson and vandalism at multiple sites to disrupt services ahead of the…
News Owners of Chicago sports teams to come together for $7bn entertainment district Two well-known Chicago families have joined forces to plan a $7bn development on the city’s West Side, around the home ground of the Chicago Bulls basketball team. The Reinsdorfs, who…
Projects How they built the Paris Olympics swimming pools in 36 days Italy’s Myrtha Pools has installed two of its modular, stainless steel swimming pools for the Paris Olympics in just 36 days. The 50×25-metre pools went up at La Defense Arena…
News Germany shuts major rail corridor for overhaul after Euro chaos German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has shut down one of the country’s main rail corridors for a planned, €1.3bn “fundamental overhaul” to improve trains’ punctuality and capacity. The unprecedented…
News Saudi Arabia set to build ‘sports tower’ with facilities for 30 disciplines Saudi authorities have been approved plans for a “Global Sports Tower”, a 130m-tall structure with facilities for 30 sports in Riyadh. The 84,000 sq m project will contain a 98m…
News Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills plans $1.5bn golf resort in centre of Baghdad Abu Dhabi developer Eagle Hills has acquired land for a golf course and wellness complex in the centre of Baghdad. The $1.5bn project will include residential neighbourhoods, a five-star hotel…
News Spain and Morocco said to be considering Gibraltar tunnel for World Cup Spain and Morocco are considering building a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar in time for the 2030 World Cup Finals, Moroccan news site SNRT reports. It said the plans…
News MAD Architects designs Chinese sports centre in the form of a ‘luminous cloud’ China’s MAD Architects has unveiled its design for the Cloud 9 Sports Centre, a mirror-clad development surrounded by parkland in the central business district of Shijiazhuang, capital of northeast China’s…
News Chicago Bears to build $4.2bn stadium American football team the Chicago Bears has announced a $4.2bn stadium, to be designed by Kansas City firm Manica Architecture. The development will be located on the waterfront and will…
News Evergrande’s plans for world’s biggest football stadium to be scaled back A subsidiary of China State Construction (CSCEC) has taken over a football stadium project in Guangzhou from struggling developer Evergrande, news site Yicai reports. China Construction Fourth Engineering Division will…
News Neom reveals golf course with spectacular ‘granite outcropping’ effects The latest addition to Saudi Arabia’s spectacular Neom programme has been announced: a resort for well-heeled golfers set amidst the coastal hills of the Gulf of Aqaba. The Gidori scheme…
News Team chosen to replace Montreal Olympic stadium’s fragile roof A consortium of Montreal companies led by Pomerleau and Canam Group has won a US$542m contract to replace the fragile roof of the city’s Olympic Stadium. At present, the stadium…
News Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB win $1.5bn Las Vegas baseball ground Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group and Kansas-based designer HNTB have won a competition to imagine a baseball stadium for the Athletics baseball team. The team, commonly known as the As,…
News Turner team begins work on $2.1bn Nashville football stadium Construction has begun in Nashvillle on a home stadium for American football team the Tennessee Titans. The $2.1bn New Nissan Stadium will cover 1.7 million sq ft and accommodate up…
News Skanska starts modifying MetLife Stadium for 2026 World Cup Skanska has begun modifying the capacity of the lower bowl of New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium to meet FIFA requirements ahead of the 2026 World Cup. New York and New Jersey…
News F1 stands to be reused at New York cricket stadium Stands used at the Las Vegas Grand Prix will be repurposed as seating for the 34,000-capacity Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, designed by US architect Populous. The modular stadium will…