IntroductionWenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium opened in September 2021 with a capacity of about 50,000. Two years later, it served as one of the football venues for the 19th Asian Games. That sequence matters: the stadium was not judged only on its appearance at completion. It had to move from c
I. IntroductionQuzhou Stadium does not present itself as a conventional stand-alone arena. Designed by MAD Architects as the centrepiece of a sports park covering almost 700,000 square metres, the 30,000-seat venue rises from a landscape of planted mounds, paths and public space. Its oval canopy app
IntroductionAt the beginning of August 2018, Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba moved straight into the continental spotlight. The newly commissioned venue hosted the 21st African Championships in Athletics from 1 to 5 August, bringing together about 800 athletes from 52 African countries. For a stadium