8 Outstanding Sporting Facilities By IAKS

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IAKS release 'All Time Award' for best sporting facilities in the world

The design of the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump bridge, extradosed bridge, fixed link, sky, tree, teal — The design of the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump with a very classic shape for this kind of facility is of high quality, blending very well into the environment and the slope. It is a single building that cleverly accommodates the various sections and functions and provides well for the needs of athletes and personnel.

Beijing National Stadium by Herzog de Meuron, ArupSport architecture, convention center, lighting, mixed use, night, opera house, reflection, sport venue, stadium, structure, brown, black

The arena was supposed not only to serve architecture, building, cloud, corporate headquarters, daytime, headquarters, roof, sky, structure, white

The 70,000 m² National Aquatics Center in Beijing architecture, city, cityscape, downtown, landmark, metropolis, metropolitan area, night, sky, skyline, sport venue, structure, tourist attraction, urban area, black

Oberhaching College of Physical Education was jointly planned aerial photography, bird's eye view, estate, farm, land lot, landscape, leisure, rural area, suburb, green

Together with the Olympic Park of the former architecture, arena, corporate headquarters, landmark, sky, sport venue, stadium, structure, blue, black

For more than 25 years now, Palau Sant aerial photography, arena, bird's eye view, city, sport venue, stadium, structure, urban area, white, black

Richmond Olympic Oval was realised by Cannon Design architecture, daytime, fixed link, opera house, reflection, sky, sport venue, structure, water, waterway, blue

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities, or IAKS, has just celebrated its 50th birthday

For their anniversary the association has created an IAKS All-Time Award – intended to highlight outstanding landmark sport and leisure facilities around the world.

The winners of this years awards have influenced the development of sports architecture and sports related products over the last few decades.Find out more about the winning structures

Story by: Keelan McCafferty

24 Nov, 2015

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