Paris (France): the Angelique Duchemin Sports Centre

di Joseph Wolfe - 12 June 202511 June 2025

In a poor neighbourhood of the capital, a facility built with poor materials and simple but effective architecture that expresses the desire to also be an instrument of social dialogue. The sports centre, inaugurated last November, is named after a world champion boxer who died prematurely in 2017.

Lyon (France), the swimming pool in the Gerland district

di Joseph Wolfe - 18 February 202518 February 2025

The restoration of the Garland swimming pool in Lyon was carried out in accordance with Tony Garnier’s original design of 1913. The aim of the project was to restore the pool to its former glory.

Idaho Central Credit Union Arena – University of Idaho

di Joseph Wolfe - 5 September 20245 September 2024

The special feature of Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, serving the University of Idaho, is the massive use of wood from local forests, resulting in a construction with an extremely low carbon footprint.

Heusden-Zolder (Belgium): multifunctional velodrome

di Joseph Wolfe - 1 July 202427 June 2024

The Heusden-Zolder velodrome in Belgium, designed by B-juxta architects, integrates several sports besides cycling under one roof.

Seattle (USA): the Climate Pledge Arena

di Joseph Wolfe - 20 April 202215 April 2022

The world’s first certified net-zero arena was born from the redevelopment of a facility created for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Opened last fall, it hosts Seattle Storm basketball and Seattle Kraken ice hockey, as well as live music events and concerts.

Luxembourg: the new stadium for football and rugby

di Joseph Wolfe - 23 February 202221 February 2022

The Stade de Luxembourg, inaugurated last September, is destined to host the matches of the national soccer team and the Luxembourg 15-a-side rugby team; it replaces the obsolete Josy Barthel stadium dating back to 1931.

New York (USA), Little Island park over the Hudson River

di Joseph Wolfe - 28 October 202128 October 2021

Little Island is a new public park that shelters three new performance venues on the Hudson River.

Los Angeles (USA): Banc of California Stadium

di Joseph Wolfe - 5 March 20215 March 2021

The new Banc of California Stadium is an example of integration between sport and a wider use of the facility for visitors.

Stockholm (Sweden), The Telefonplanshall

di Joseph Wolfe - 31 August 2020

In the district of Västberga in Stockholm, a new sports hall was built to replace the existing one at Västberga School, located adjacent to the sports facilities.

Barcelona (Spain): Turó De La Peira’s Sports Center

di Joseph Wolfe - 6 July 2020

In 2014 the Barcelona City Council held an architectural competition for the landscape planning of an interior urban block and a sports facility consisting of an indoor heated swimming pool and a sports court.

Montreux (Swiss): Refurbishment of the Montreux Tennis Club

di Joseph Wolfe - 1 July 202030 June 2020

Ready to reopen after the covid lockdown, the 6 tennis courts of the Montreux Tennis Club have been repaved with a red clay hybrid system.

Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus, Salzburg, Austria

di Joseph Wolfe - 28 April 20207 May 2020

The new public bath highlights Salzburg’s landmarks and mountains, and represents a visionary architectural project in the historical city center.

Tirana: Albania’s new national stadium

di Joseph Wolfe - 22 April 2020

The new National Stadium of Albania was inaugurated on 17 November 2019 on the occasion of the Albania-France, and has the collateral objective to enhance the image and role of the Albanian capital.

London (UK): the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

di Joseph Wolfe - 25 February 20203 October 2024

The new Hotspur Stadium is an example for modern multifunctional stadiums: the natural grass for soccer discovers a synthetic grass field for American football.

Porto Alegre (Brazil): Crossfit Superforce Gym

di Joseph Wolfe - 7 January 2020

Located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, an old pavilion used as a car workshop has been transformed into the new headquarters of the ‘SuperForce CrossFit’, an academy dedicated to the sport that seeks to develop physical and mental health through high intensity functional exercises.

San Sebastian (Spain): Refurbishment of the Anoeta Stadium

di Joseph Wolfe - 3 January 20203 January 2020

The stadium in the Basque city, where the Real Sociedad de Fútbol plays, has undergone a major renovation to improve the spectators’ relationship with the playing field.

Wuyuanhe Stadium in Haikou, China

di Joseph Wolfe - 30 December 2019

The stadium built in the tourist resort on the South China Sea, as well as being a sports facility of excellence, interprets the atmosphere of the place and offers spectators and visitors a wide view of the city and the ocean.

Streetmekka: street sports and the reuse of abandoned buildings

di Joseph Wolfe - 29 August 2019

Archdaily awarded Viborg’s “street” sports facility, built by the Danish group Effekt, recovering an abandoned industrial building.

Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou (China)

di Joseph Wolfe - 1 July 2019

The Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou has opened last autumn. In a 60 hectare publicly accessible landscape park, the stadium with a capacity of 45,000 and a span of 250 meters, the aquatics center with 3,000 seats, the indoor arena with 13,000 seats, and the shopping center have been completed.

‘Human Rights’ multi-purpose sports centre in Strasbourg

di Joseph Wolfe - 20 May 201927 August 2019

In completion of a school for foreign officials’ families, the city created a multi-purpose sports center, also open to non-sporting events.

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