Month: July 2014



Saudi King orders construction of 11 new stadia

Saudi King orders construction

King Abdullah Football Stadium and Sports City to be the templates for the new sports complexes Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build 11 new stadia – three more than Qatar is constructing for the football World Cup. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, on... » Read more


$900m Perth Stadium to be Australia’s largest sporting precinct

Perth Stadium - sporting precinct

The Government of Western Australia (WA) has recently announced its plan to build the country’s biggest stadium in Perth. The Perth Stadium project is worth $900 million and is set to be open in time for the start of the 2018 AFL season. It was announced that the multi-purpose stadium will be... » Read more



ISL creating buzz as the first-of-its-kind football league in India

Indian Super League (ISL)

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the Indian Super League (ISL) – the first-of-its-kind football league in India co-promoted by IMG-Reliance (a joint venture of IMG and Reliance Industries) with support from the All India Football Federation (AIFF). To promote and broadcast the league in India... » Read more


Indian Olympic Association racing against time to bid for 2019 Asian Games

Indian Olympic Association

Amid a spate of confusions following the withdrawal of Hanoi as the venue for the 2019 Asian Games, it appears that the Indian Olympic Association is pushing to officially put forward its bid to host the sporting extravaganza. India’s capital New Delhi, which has hosted the 1951 and 1982 edition... » Read more


gmp – A world leader in stadia design

gmp

Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) is a prominent name in the field of architecture. The company traces its origin in Hamburg, Germany and was founded in 1965 by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg. It has since branched out internationally. Today, the company employs more than 500 staff in eleven... » Read more


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