Stadium

Populous has been commissioned to design a new multipurpose events arena in Munich. Described as Germany's first climate-neutral arena, it will integrate significant greenery on its exterior and will get power from thousands of solar panels.

Populous has completed the only new permanent venue for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Named the Ice Ribbon, the arena will host speed skating events and is defined by an eye-catching illuminated facade.

From a house with its own skate ramp to a swimming pool in the sky, some pretty wild architecture popped up in 2021. Here's our pick of this year's top architectural oddities.

Taking the overall form of a massive nomadic tent pitched in the Qatar desert landscape, the Al Bayt Stadium is yet another major stadium to be inaugurated ready for the upcoming FIFA World Cup soccer tournament being held in the country next year.

As the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar approaches, Spain's Fenwick Iribarren Architects has completed a novel demountable soccer stadium, named 974 Stadium, that was constructed using almost 1,000 shipping containers.

Resembling a huge hat discarded in the Qatari desert, the Al Thumama Stadium has been created for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. It's inspired by the gahfiya, a traditional woven head covering, and is designed to help keep spectators and athletes cool.

Populous is putting an aeronautical spin on a soccer stadium with a €100 million renovation of the Stade de la Meinau. It will boost capacity, improve sustainability and incorporate old airplane fuselages for shading.

Zaha Hadid Architects has been commissioned to create a new soccer stadium in China. The striking curved building is designed to mitigate the effects of the weather and will feature a significant amount of greenery integrated into its facades.

Construction is complete on a new stadium in Qatar. Created for the country's 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, it features a complex facade that's said to shimmer in sunlight and can also be illuminated with integrated lighting at night.

Back in 2016, Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled a wooden stadium for the English soccer team Forest Green Rovers. Now, having finally received planning permission on the second attempt, the ambitious sustainable project is set to go ahead.

Qatar's Al Wakrah Stadium has officially been inaugurated and hosted its first soccer game. Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, with longtime collaborator Patrik Schumacher, its sculpted form is inspired by a type of local boat and it's meant to keep spectators and players cool even in the summer heat.

​Billions of dollars are spent constructing the stadiums for spectacles like the FIFA World Cup, but these facilities can struggle to find much use thereafter. Ahead of the 2022 event, host Qatar has unveiled the designs for a modular stadium that promises to address this dilemma.