Month: December 2016

Guangzhou is planning to build a City Sports Service Complex to serve as a new landmark for the Chinese port city. The move is a part of Guangzhou Municipal Government’s latest blueprint to boost sports and related industry. According to the Guideline for Developing the Sports Industry to Promote... » Read more

Australia’s fascination with rectangular stadium continues. The recently announced $300-million stadium redevelopment project, designed by Populous, will bring Western Sydney a brand new rectangular stadium with all 30,000 seats under roof cover, plus an additional 1,000 person standing area.... » Read more

In its spree to build world-class athletic centers, China recently announced plans to build a sports and cultural centre in Shenzhen. City officials in Shenzhen revealed in October this year that Dutch-based firm MVRDV has won the completion to design the Xili Sports and Cultural Center. MVRDV will... » Read more

Atletico Madrid’s new stadium will be called Wanda Metropolitano after Chinese property company Dalian Wanda, a 20 per cent shareholder in the Spanish giants, won the naming rights. Wanda acquired the 20 per cent stake in the Champions League finalists for €44.98 million in April 2015, as... » Read more

Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise Los Angeles Football Club announced a new strategic partnership with IBM earlier in October this year. The partnership will see IBM design and install all elements of the technology infrastructure at the club’s under-construction Banc of California... » Read more

The Atlanta Hawks announced on November 28 that the NBA team has awarded the $192.5 million renovation contract for Philips Arena to Atlanta Joint Venture, a Turner Construction-led consortium of four contractors that also include AECOM Hunt, SG Contracting, and Bryson Constructors. The renovation... » Read more