Latin America builds stadiums

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors, Features

If you design sports stadia, Latin America— primarily Brazil—is the place to be Last year, with the announcement of the winner of the venue sweepstakes for the 2014 World Cup Soccer and 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Brazil suddenly bumped up the excitement several notches for sports develop…
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National Stadium—Brasília

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors

Designed and completed in 1974 by Ícaro Castro Mello, the Mané Garrincha Stadium has been reworked and renamed the National Stadium for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Soccer games. A new lower tier and the completion of an existing upper tier fragment has been designed by Castro Mello’s…
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Mineirão/Mineirinho Complex—Belo Horizonte

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors

Located in the historic mining city of Belo Horizonte, the third largest city in Brazil, the Mineirão/Mineirinho Complex is a modernization and renovation of a historic stadium that was built between 1963 and 1965 to designs by Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Jr., and Caspar Garetto. The Mine…
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La Plata Stadium—Argentina

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors

Argentina venue is the first PTFE-covered stadium in South America In March 2011, the tensile fabric roof work was completed ahead of schedule and La Plata Stadium celebrated its reopening with an inauguration ceremony. The stadium has already hosted its first football (soccer) match and three conce…
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Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento—La Ciudad de México

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors

Recent work by Valarias DRV in downtown Mexico City By Víctor Hugo Roldán Gonzáles Built in 1527, the Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento, (Town Council Palace) —one of the first ayuntamientos in America—was the first building in Mexico City, and is also the place where…
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Membrane canopy structures cover Australian amphitheater

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors

The Nerang State High School Amphitheater welcomes student participation, under fabric shades Located in Queensland, and not far from Australia’s famous Gold Coast, the Nerang State High School Amphitheater is a unique setting comprised of two membrane canopy structures grouped around a concre…
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Miami home features carport canopy and awning entry

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors

A historic residence in a prestigious Miami Beach neighborhood makes new additions, to perfection Located on one of the four Sunset Islands in Miami Beach, Fla., this 1940 historic residence—recently renovated—was made into a modern tropical haven. The renovating architect’s work f…
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The Cloud: Part architectural shelter, part public art

July 1, 2011  |  Exteriors

This temporary installation was a design-build exercise for architecture students. By Mason Riddle When University of Minnesota architecture professor Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla determined that the concepts of “structure, geometry and handcraft” would frame a temporary project, what did he …
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Another Serpentine in the grass?

June 29, 2011  |  Exteriors

Following yesterday’s editor’s blog, here is news of the Serpentine Gallery’s plans to renovate the historic The Royal Parks’ Magazine Building (built in 1805) in Kensington Gardens. Designed by Zaha Hadid, who clearly recognizes the benefits of lightweight, tensile structure…
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New entrance canopy for the United Nations

May 1, 2011  |  Exteriors, Features

New York architects and engineers FTL Design Engineering Studio have completed a tensioned fabric porte cochere for the entrance of the United Nations General Assembly building north lawn. While the main assembly building is undergoing renovations, a temporary General Assembly building accommodates …
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