Architecturally Impressive Sports Stadia

Beijing National Stadium building - Bird’s Nest China area

The World’s Most Architecturally Impressive Sports Stadia: it’s not easy in the 21st century to design the perfect sports stadium. Traditionalists enjoy the heritage of many of the older sporting venues.

Qatar 2022 Showcase Stadium FIFA World Cup

Qatar 2022 Showcase Stadium FIFA World Cup building

Qatar 2022 Showcase FIFA World Cup Stadium building design by Arup Associates, a carbon zero “model stadium” forming a development platform to refine technologies for arid regions.

U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota building design by HKS, Inc. & Lawal Scott Erickson Architects: home of NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, a venue for concerts, baseball, athletics, conventions & festivals.

Lusail Iconic Stadium – FIFA World Cup Qatar

Lusail Iconic Stadium FIFA World Cup Qatar Foster + Partners

As the venue for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, the Lusail Iconic Stadium will provide a world-class football facility for 86,250 spectators during the opening ceremony, group games and final.

Zaozhuang Stadium in Shandong Province

Zaozhuang Stadium in the Shandong Province

The Zaozhuang Cultural Center was designed by United Atelier. The cultural and sports center is equipped for sports, fitness, cultural activities and spiritual sublimation – which is said to be the strongest point on the road of this urban transformation.

Golden 1 Center Sacramento Building

Golden 1 Center Sacramento

Designed for the city’s basketball team, the bold external envelope was designed and fabricated using parametric technologies. The main entrance features large, operable glass panels that open to the outdoor event plaza. There are 10,000 seats in the lower bowl close to the action, out of 17,000 seat total.

Maracanã Stadium Rio 2016 Venue, Brasil arena

Maracanã Rio 2016 Opening ceremony

Design: Fernandes/Arquitetos Associados. Legendary Maracanã Stadium building stages the Rio 2016 opening ceremony. Construction of this famous Brazilian arena was completed in 1950.

Russian World Cup Stadiums 2018

Saint Petersburg Stadium building World Cup 2018

Stadium buildings, among the host cities are: Moscow, being the only city with two stadiums selected, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara, Saransk, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don and Yekaterinburg.

Wintrust Arena Chicago Building

Wintrust Arena Chicago building interior

Wintrust Arena Chicago building design by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects: a mid-size venue that doubles as an arena for DePaul University basketball to Wintrust Arena, the country’s largest convention center.

Arena Corinthians Stadium São Paulo

Arena Corinthians Stadium

Design: Aníbal Coutinho. Architectural solutions for energy efficiency, the use of alternative energies, improvement of interior environmental quality and efficient water consumption have been implemented in this stadium building.

Oval Stadium: London Cricket Ground

Kia Oval Stadium: cricket ground London, Surrey County Cricket Club development – new stand in Kennington, UK – Oval Stadium, London ground, Surrey CCC

Optus Stadium Perth Building

Optus Stadium in Perth

Designed by Cox Architecture, construction of the new multi-purpose, 60,000 seat Optus Stadium in Western Australia has now been completed by Multiplex on behalf of Weststadium for the West Australian Government.