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Sasaki reimagine China's first professional soccer arena as wellness hub
by Andrew Manns | 10 Jan 2019
Interdisciplinary architecture firm Sasaki Associates have released images of their proposal to change the face of Hongkou stadium in Shanghai, China. The future 50,000-seat sports complex will feature a number of wellness-focused green spaces, recreational amenities, and VIP clubs, plus a "cantilevered restaurant" offering panoramic views of the Shanghai skyline. A museum memorialising Hongkou's role as China's first professional soccer arena will also be added to the venue's facilities. Sasaki's
Miami says 'yes' to David Beckham’s Freedom Park and Soccer Village
by Andrew Manns | 21 Nov 2018
The City of Miami has thrown its support behind Freedom Park and Soccer Village, David Beckham’s long-awaited stadium and training facility. The proposed complex, which has been a subject of media speculation since it was first announced in 2013, will be the home of Beckham’s Major League Soccer (MLS) team, Internacional Club de Fútbol Miami. Designed by Miami-based architecture firm Arquitectonica, the development will include a 25,000-seat stadium and a
FC Cincinnati aims for MLS inclusion with Meis-designed stadium
by Matthew Campelli | 13 Jun 2017
Meis Architects, the studio behind the soon-to-be-constructed AS Roma stadium, has unveiled renderings of a 25,000-capacity stadium being designed for Major League Soccer (MLS) hopeful FC Cincinnati. The plans were unveiled by Dan Meis – founder of Meis Architects – and club owner Carl Lindner III in front of 600 FC Cincinnati season ticket holders. Three sites have been earmarked for the stadium: Oakley, Newport and West End. However, no
HOK-designed MLS stadium earmarked for St Louis’ ‘great corridor of sport’
by Matthew Campelli | 01 Feb 2017
St Louis could become home to a purpose-built 20,000-capacity soccer stadium after a Missouri-based consortium official submitted a bid for the city to host a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise. According to the group – SC STL – the HOK-designed stadium would “complete one of the great corridors of sport, culture and entertainment”. The venue is earmarked to be situated within one mile of the Busch Stadium and Ballpark
San Diego lines up MLS franchise and new stadium after losing the Chargers to LA
by Matthew Campelli | 24 Jan 2017
The relocation of American football franchise San Diego Chargers to Los Angeles could pave the way for the construction of a Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium in the city. An investment group led by the ex-vice chair of telecommunications company Qualcomm Steve Altman and FS Investors founder Mike Stone have put together a proposal to bring a soccer franchise to the south Californian city, and build a 40,000-seat stadium on
Atlanta train stations fitted with football pitches to empower youth through sport
by Kim Megson | 27 Dec 2016
A youth organisation has opened the “world’s first” train station football pitch at a site in Atlanta, US. Soccer in the Streets – which empowers underserved youth through sports-based training, mentoring and employability programmes – has developed the Station Soccer project in collaboration with the foundation of Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Atlanta United. The facility – created by local artificial turf supplier GreenFields USA and Musco/Cree Lighting – has
Nashville explores stadium sites in Major League Soccer bid
by Matthew Campelli | 10 Aug 2016
A new football-specific stadium has been earmarked for Nashville, Tennessee as a result of the city launching a bid to establish a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. A 22-member organising committee – headed up by businessman and investor Bill Hagerty – is leading the bid to bring top-flight football to the city. The group has been in contact with a number of potential investors and located several stadium sites with
Architects Rossetti design Detroit stadium as NBA owners size up Major League Soccer bid
by Matthew Campelli | 03 May 2016
Detroit may become the next US city to enter a franchise into Major League Soccer (MLS) as part of a US$1bn (£685.2m, €866m) investment plan devised by two National Basketball Association (NBA) owners. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers boss Dan Gilbert announced plans to build a 20,000-seater stadium in the downtown area of the city. The development – which is being designed by architecture studio Rossetti –
HOK signs stadium development deal with United Soccer League
by Tom Walker | 14 May 2015
HOK has signed a groundbreaking, multi-year partnership with North America-based United Soccer League (USL). The deal will see the global architects conduct a stadium development, design and standards programme, supporting the league’s strategic initiative to house all USL clubs in soccer-specific stadiums across US and Canada by 2020. As the league’s official stadium design partner, HOK will apply its venue design expertise to guide soccer-specific stadium development for expansion clubs
Plans move forward for Major League Soccer US$300m stadium
by Aoife Dowling | 07 Dec 2012
Major League Soccer (MLS) moves ahead with plans for a US$300m (231m euro, £186m) soccer stadium in Queens, New York. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens has been selected by MLS as the potential site for the new development. The plans call for a 25,000-seat stadium (expandable to 35,000 seats) to be constructed on the current site of the park's Industry Pond. Depending on when the stadium deal is finalized, league
Soccer City Stadium nets architecture prize
by Pete Hayman | 16 Nov 2010
The venue for the 2010 football World Cup final - Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa - has been named as the World's Best Sport Building. Designed by Populous and Boogertman + Partners, the 94,000-seat venue received the accolade at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. WAF Awards judges said of Soccer City Stadium: "It is a genuine example of a building forming deep and
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