Commissioned by the Nansha District Bureau of Culture & Sports following the 2023 international design competition, the centre has been designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with the Guangdong Architectural Design & Research Institute.
Project name
Greater Bay Area Sports Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Teodor Andonov, Shajay Bhooshan, Taizhong Chen, Heba Eiz,Vegard Elseth, Matthew Gabe, Sonia Magdziarz, Ling Mao, Keerti Manney, Xin Swift, Ke Yang, Chris Whiteside, Svenja Siever, Tul Srisompun
Collaborators
Guangzhou Architectural Design & Research Institute (GDAD), China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute (CSWADI)
Structural engineer
GDAD, CSWADI
Environmental & MEP
GDAD, CSWADI
Lighting
Lichtvision Design & Tsinghua Urban Planning and Design Institute (THUPDI)
Construction
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division & China Construction Third Engineering Division Façade Engineering: RFR(Rice Francis Ritchie sarl) Engineers, GDAD, CSWADI
Supervision
Guangzhou Runhe Consulting Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Pearl River Supervision and Consulting Group, Guangzhou Construction Engineering Supervision Co.
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Sports Architecture
The main goal of this project was to revitalize an existing training space to optimize its use, creating a functional and aesthetically pleasing environment that meets the modern demands of users seeking increasingly personalized training spaces.
Project name
Level Private Gym
Architecture firm
stu.dere
Location
Penafiel, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ulisses Costa
Typology
Sports Architecture › Gymnasium
Entropic in collaboration with studio4SPACE & ARUP Polska has unveiled a proposal for a Leisure and Sport Infrastructure redesign in the city of Warsaw.
Project name
SKRA Stadium
Architecture firm
Atelier Entropic, Studio4Space, ARUP Polska
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Revit, Adobe package
Principal architect
Magdalena Mróz, Bartosz Dendura
Design team
Geoffrey Eberle, Magdalena Mróz, Bartosz Dendura, Katarzyna Dendura, Martyna Madry, Katarzyna Przybylo
Collaborators
ARUP Polska
Visualization
Atelier Entropic
Client
Municipality of Warsaw
Typology
Leisure & Sport Facilities › Stadium
Combining landscape architecture with sports facilities strengthens community bonds and environmental sustainability, fostering healthier, more connected urban spaces.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Stadium architecture is more than just an aesthetic component of sports; it also plays a fundamental role in shaping the atmosphere, which can impact team performance and fan engagement.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Imagine a stadium that masterfully combines modern engineering with traditional Persian aesthetics. This architectural marvel in Doha features a layered roof design, seamlessly integrating concrete, wood, and glass.
Project name
Chubineh Stadium
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Green Clay Architecture
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Sports Architecture › Stadium
The spiral is one of the most frequent shapes in everything related to life, it conveys the idea of growth, evolution and expansion. It is a line that wraps itself in an open way and that as it advances, it gains volume and space, it grows. Its circular movement begins in the center and extends towards infinity.
Project name
Quantum Arena
Architecture firm
Grizzo Studio, Santiago Fernández Bender
Location
Bueno Aires, Argentina
Principal architect
Grizzo Studio, Santiago Fernández Bender
Design team
Grizzo Studio, Santiago Fernández Bender
Collaborators
Juana Gabba, Juan Dallochio, Fredy Luis, Civil engineer: Mariano Ventrice; Structural engineer: Mariano Ventrice
Typology
Sports Architecture › Stadium
Located in the northern part of the CBD's Central Park, the Cloud 9 Sports Center designed by Ma Yansong/MAD Architects, spans approximately 6,000 square meters, featuring an athletic complex with facilities including a gym, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, and commercial spaces.
Project name
Cloud 9 Sports Center
Architecture firm
MAD Architectural Affairs Institute
Location
Shijiazhuang, China
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Guo Xuan, Pan Siyi, Miao Fangyi, Lai Hanzhang, Deng Wei, Qiao Xuantong, Faye Wong, Wang Lei, Li Cunhao
Built area
Area: About 6,000 m²; Construction Area: 5,217 m²; Above-Ground Construction Area: 2,299 m²; Underground Construction Area: 2,918 m²
Collaborators
Associate Partner: Li Jian. Grade A Design Institute: Northern Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd. Interior Design: MAD Architectural Office, Hong Kong Yihui Commercial Design Co., Ltd. Landscape Consultant: SWA Group. Curtain Wall Consultant: Yinghaite Engineering Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Lighting Consultant: Beijing Ningzhijing Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Client
Shijiazhuang Central Business District Development Co., Ltd.
Status
Under Construction
