Category: News

DLA+-IESF design rules for esports venues

Article posted by Coliseum, December 15^th, 2020

In order to generate venue design standards in the esports firmament, the US firm DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design has agreed to a global partnership with the International Esports Federation (IESF). The partnership will seek to establish the guidelines for the design of esports venues and... » Read more

Albania venue to host ‘maiden’ UEFA showpiece

Article posted by Coliseum, December 14^th, 2020

The Air Albania Stadium in Tirana, Albania, has landed the hosting rights for the inaugural Europa Conference League final to be held in May 2022, while Italy’s Allianz Stadium (in Turin) and San Siro (in Milan) will stage the finals of next year’s Nations League. The Union of European Football... » Read more

OL Vallée cherry on France tourism cake

Article posted by Coliseum, December 14^th, 2020

OL Vallée is a massive project of the Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais the design of which was conceived when the Groupama Stadium (France) opened in 2016. Spread over a 50 ha site, it is all set to become a sports center of excellence and is scheduled to go on stream in 2024. The new complex will... » Read more

Chinese Cities’ Olympics bid report rubbished

Article posted by Coliseum, December 14^th, 2020

Chinese officials have recently pooh-poohed reports that the Cities of Chengdu and Chongqing (China) were lining up a bid for the 2032 edition of the Summer Olympic Games. The 2032 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXV Olympiad, is a forthcoming international multisport event.... » Read more

Tokyo 2020 postponement comes at a (price)

Article posted by Coliseum, December 14^th, 2020

Organizers of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games spelt out on December 4th the full extent of the cost of postponing the sporting showpieces as it was being worked out who would account for an extra JPY294bn (£2.1bn/€2.3bn/$2.8bn) required to stage the events next year. A huge price being paid as... » Read more

Developer teams cherry-picked for NASED

Article posted by Coliseum, December 11^th, 2020

The State of Hawaii (US) has priority-listed three crème de la crème developer teams for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED). The pick of three developers have been zeroed in following a thorough review of responses the State received to a Request for Qualifications (RFQs) issued... » Read more

‘Qiddiya will be a game-changer’

Article posted by Coliseum, December 11^th, 2020

Philippe Gas, head honcho of Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), has asserted that there are no boundaries when it comes to the potential of Saudi Arabia’s $8 billion giga-project Qiddiya – $8bn capital of entertainment will be “like nothing you have ever seen before”. Qiddiya is an... » Read more