DEC

2018 world Cup Stadium, Russia by Populous.

Images: Populous.

The architects of the London 2012 Olympic stadium have been selected as the designers for the Rostov Stadium in Russia, one of the venues where the 2018 World Cup will be held. The cities where the 64 matches will be played are: Kalingrad, Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny, Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don,Samara, Saransk, St Petersberg, Volgograd and Yekaterinburg. Read more

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NOV

Zaha leaves the pack: Japan National Stadium competition.

 

Photos: Zaha Hadid / Japan Sports Council.

Zaha Hadid beat an impressive list of finalists to win the Japan National Stadium competition including: second place Cox Architecture, and third place SANAA. Other finalists include Toyo Ito and Populous. Tadao Ando was one of the judges with the Japan Sports Council. Read more

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