Sport | ArchitectureAU

Melbourne stadiums set for major redevelopment

News | Melbourne’s MCG and Docklands Stadium are set for major upgrades following a deal between the state government and the AFL.

Game on: The architecture of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Review | ArchitectureAU takes a look at the new and significantly redeveloped sporting facilities playing host to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Sydney Olympic Stadium saved from demolition, Cox’s Sydney Football Stadium still faces wrecking ball

News | The NSW government has backflipped on its decision to demolish and rebuild two sports stadiums in Sydney.

Parks Victoria dumps plan to shrink golf course for more public space

News | Plans to enlarge the amount of public space in Melbourne’s Albert Park have been removed from a draft masterplan after “overwhelming” public support for an 18-hole golf course.

Perth Stadium set to open

News | The 60,000-seat Perth Stadium, designed by Hassell, Cox Architecture, and HKS Sport and Entertainment, will open to the public on 21 January.

Parks Victoria mulls downsizing 18-hole golf course to enlarge Albert Park

News | A draft masterplan would see an 18-hole golf course within Melbourne’s Albert Park more than halved in size to make way for more space usable by the general public.

Artificial surf park approved for Sydney Olympic Park

News | The NSW Department of Planning and Environment approved $24 million artificial surf lagoon within Sydney Olympic Park in western Sydney.

Sydney stadiums demolition plan sparks outrage and petition

News | A petition to stop the demolition of two Sydney stadiums has attracted more than 119,000 signatures in three days.

‘Like losing a major landmark’: Two Sydney stadiums to be demolished

News | The NSW government’s decision to demolish and rebuilt sports stadiums in Sydney has been met with a vexed response.

Should golf courses be converted into public parks?

News | A Sydney council says golf course land should be freed up for other uses as participation in the sport drops.

Melbourne Park redevelopment stage three announced

News | The stage three redevelopment of Melbourne Park, home of the Australian Open tennis tournament, will include a new sunken court and public spaces.

Aspect Studios to design Western Sydney Stadium public realm

News | Aspect Studios has unveiled its design for the public realm surrounding the proposed Western Sydney Stadium designed by Populous.

Design selected for North Queensland stadium

News | A Cox Architecure-led team has won the design competition for a $250-million stadium in Townsville.

Populous to design Western Sydney Stadium

News | The New South Wales government has revealed designs for a new stadium in Parramatta by Populous, part of the Lend Lease consortium, which won the contract to design and build the stadium.

Cox Architecture’s Queensland velodrome opens

News | The Cox Architecture-designed Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane has been officially opened by the Queensland government.

Four local firms shortlisted for North Queensland Stadium

News | BVN Architecture, Cox Architecture, Hassell and Populous have been shortlisted from 17 international and national firms to tender for the $250-million North Queensland Stadium.

Cox Architecture’s Rod Laver Arena redevelopment designs revealed

News | Cox Architecture has designed the redevelopment of Rod Laver Arena, part of the $338-million second stage of the Melbourne Park redevelopment.

Artificial surf beach to rake over Perth lawn bowls club

News | Surf park developer Wave Park Group has unveiled a proposal for an artificial surf park on the banks of the Swan River in Perth.

Consortia wanted for $250m North Queensland Stadium

News | The Queensland government is seeking a principal consultant and sub-consultant design teams for the new sports stadium in Townsville.

When architecture was an Olympic sport

Review | As the 2016 Rio Olympic Games concludes, we look back at a role architecture once played in the Olympic movement, that is now largely forgotten.