Month: December 2015

The Tampa Sports Authority board of directors approved an agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 14 that could set the stage for more than $100 million in renovations to Raymond James Stadium. Under the terms of the deal reached earlier this month, the TSA will contribute $29 million... » Read more

Coliseum, the top international brand in stadium conferences, is pleased to announce the foundation of its advisory board comprising experts from various sectors of the stadium business industry. The members of the board are leaders in their respective domain and bring many years of experience in... » Read more

Oslo’s biggest club Vålerenga IF is poised to have their own stadium by August 2017. Groundbreaking on the site of the planned new stadium is scheduled for January 4, 2016. The new stadium will give the 102-year-old club a chance to finally own its own ground, having first played at Bislett... » Read more

Poland’s Olsztyn municipality together with local branch of the Polish Architects Association (SARP) released the results of new stadium design competition on December 11. The winning design comes from PiG Architekci, whose previous works include designing stadiums for Chorzów and Zabrze.... » Read more

AFC Wimbledon have been given the green light for an historic switch back to Plough Lane, after Merton Council approved their application to build a new stadium. Merton Council’s Planning Committee said yes to a 20,000-seater stadium in the borough on December 10, paving the way to a return... » Read more

Amsterdam ArenA invites creative thinkers and innovative entrepreneurs to contribute ideas for the stadium of the future. For this purpose, the Netherlands’ largest stadium, home to the football club AFC Ajax, is to launch an international innovation challenge. The best plans will be tested and... » Read more

Japan has slashed the construction costs for the new national stadium, the centrepiece of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by a third from the previous estimate of $2.1 billion (¥ 252 billion). The government has set a cap on the stadium at $1.3 billion (¥ 155 billion). Roughly a fourth of this amount... » Read more