Category: News

HOK unveils latest renderings of Yas Arena

Article posted by Coliseum, June 21^st, 2017

HOK Design has unveiled the latest renderings of Yas Arena, a new multipurpose sports and entertainment venue on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The facility is part of a $12-billion mixed-use development that will include adjacent retail and dining on a boardwalk. The new 18,000-capacity arena, which can... » Read more

Surrey unveils £50m plans for expanded Oval

Article posted by Coliseum, June 20^th, 2017

Surrey County Cricket Club has unveiled the masterplan for a £50m redevelopment of the Kia Oval in a bid to make the ground the sport’s largest in the western hemisphere. Capacity is planned to increase from 25,500 to 40,000 by replacing the existing Bedser and Laker & Lock stands with up... » Read more

Status Report: Camp Nou renovation plan gains momentum behind the scenes

Article posted by Coliseum, June 6^th, 2017

After much fanfare during the design competition, Camp Nou renovation work takes shape beyond public glare as architects fine tune the masterplan and matters regarding cost, schedule, safety and capacity get sorted out, reveals William T. Mannarelli, Director for Real Estate at FC Barcelona (Espai... » Read more

First phase of Wimbledon No.1 Court project completed by Sheffield’s SCX

Article posted by Coliseum, May 30^th, 2017

A Sheffield-based company has completed the first stage of work on the retractable roof for the new No.1 Court at Wimbledon. SCX has completed the first year of a three-year project to construct the roof at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. SCX Special Projects, part of the SCX Group, which is... » Read more

Hertha likely to stay in Berlin Olympiastadion… after reconstruction?

Article posted by Coliseum, May 29^th, 2017

Plans are afoot to rebuild Berlin’s Olympiastadion to meet Hertha’s need for an exclusive football stadium. This will make it possible for the Berlin club to stay back at its old home amid speculations that the club was mulling a new stadium. Instead of building a brand new stadium, the focus... » Read more

Dresden to have world’s first Suprastadio with DDV Stadium expansion

Article posted by Coliseum, May 29^th, 2017

Dresden will be home to world’s first Suprastadio, with expansion plans of DDV Stadium employing the radical design concept introduced by the German architectural firm Interpol. Contractor BAM Sports GmbH, which has teamed up with the brains behind Suprastadio, will build the first grandstand... » Read more

Monster Jam breaks new grounds with events in Saudi Arabia and Argentina

Article posted by Coliseum, May 29^th, 2017

Feld Entertainment is taking Monster Jam in new territories this year. The event was showcased for the first time in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) in March and made its debut in Argentina (Buenos Aires) earlier this month. Monster Jam is also poised to break ground with its first engagements in China... » Read more