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Sports architecture
Olympic Stadium Berlin
Together with the Olympic Park of the
former “Reich Sports Field”, Berlin’s Olympic
Stadium forms one of Europe’s most
important sports facilities. Its repair and
modernisation for the 2006 FIFA World
Cup called for architectural respect and
sensitivity. The design by gmp architects
treats the Olympic Stadium as the central
feature of the ensemble of monuments in
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Palau San Jordi
The Palau Sant Jordi by Arata Isozaki and
Mamoru Kawaguchi was the contribution
of the Province of Catalonia to the 1992
Olympic Games. As the focal point of the
Olympic Ring, it had to be of superlative
architectural quality. The Palau Sant Jordi
is distinguished by its clear, functional
assignment of sports and ancillary rooms.
The task of creating a high-standard sports
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Richmond Olympic Oval
Richmond Olympic Oval was realised by
Cannon Design as a response to the need for
a signature venue for the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic Winter Games. The building is
located on 13 hectares of land along the
banks of the Fraser River in close proximity
to the urban centre of the City of Richmond.
The Oval is a legacy facility, designed
primarily as a post-Games sports facility
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