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Populous designs $672mn SunTrust Park – the new home of Atlanta Braves

Article posted by Coliseum, November 17^th, 2014

In two years time, Atlanta Braves will move into their new suburban ballpark. The groundbreaking ceremony for the $672-million state-of-the-art stadium was held on September 16. Designed be renowned architects Populous, the 41,500-seat stadium is scheduled for opening before the 2017... » Read more

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Dubai invites designs for 60,000-capacity Asian Cup stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, September 29^th, 2015

Dubai has launched a competition to design a 60,000-seater stadium that will be built in the emirate to stage matches at soccer’s 2019 Asian Cup, according to an August 13, 2015 Reuters report quoting sources. (more…)... » Read more

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COVID-19 cast a shadow on Valencia stadium deal

Article posted by Coliseum, April 7^th, 2020

The Spanish professional football club Valencia recently pulled back from an exclusive deal with ADU Mediterráneo, which had aimed to pull down the LaLiga club’s home venue – 55,000-capacity Mestalla Stadium – in a move that would have allowed the Spanish team to pursue a project for a... » Read more

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Qatar World Cup stadiums to be ready by 2020

Article posted by Coliseum, October 8^th, 2015

Qatar’s Supreme Committee (SC) for Delivery and Legacy has announced that construction on all the stadiums planned for FIFA World Cup™ 2022 will be completed by the end of 2020, according to media reports. Nasser Al Khater, secretary-general of tournament operations for Qatar’s Supreme... » Read more

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S’pore Sports Hub a pioneer in using BIM

Article posted by Coliseum, July 10^th, 2018

Singapore Sports Hub has become one of leading case studies for implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in stadium design. The futuristic BIM design technology was implemented through Tekla software to create the world’s largest free spanning dome structure in the Singapore Sports... » Read more

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Additional loan for SoFi Stadium approved

Article posted by Coliseum, May 22^nd, 2020

National Football League (NFL) owners have voted unanimously to provide Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke with an additional $500m (£408.1m/€456.7m) in financing to help complete SoFi Stadium – the most expensive football stadium in history. Media reports stated that the funding was... » Read more

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Pharaonic revamp work of Madagascar Stadium begins

Article posted by Coliseum, January 14^th, 2020

Renovation work has begun on Madagascar’s Mahamasina Municipal Stadium (Stade Municipal de Mahamasina) in Africa. The redevelopment work will make the venue meet modern safety standards and will enable the facility to hold up to 40,000 spectators. The stadium is expected to be ready for use by... » Read more

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