sport architecture

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This New Zealand stadium is full of community and technological significance
Josh Robson, Senior Principal and Senior Architect at Populous, talks us through the recently completed One NZ Stadium at Te Kaha, designed with Warren and Mahoney.

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The long history behind this sporting pavilion design
A new Sydney sports pavilion designed by Sam Crawford Architects (SCA) finds inspiration in the deep archaeological history of Indigenous sites nearby.

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The University of Auckland’s Hiwa wins Sport Architecture at WAF 2025
Hiwa, the University of Auckland’s six-storey recreation centre by Warren and Mahoney with MJMA Toronto and Haumi, has taken out Sport Architecture at the 2025 World Architecture Festival. A vertical village for wellbeing and connection, the project continues its run of global accolades as a new benchmark for campus life and student experience.

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New suburban stadium for Western Sydney underway
Designed by architects Populous and Tyrrell Studio, construction has begun on the NSW Government’s $309 million redevelopment of Penrith Stadium led by John Holland Group.

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Football, architecture and landscape design in Mexico
Set within a regular grid constructed using local materials and traditional techniques, Sordo Madaleno’s seven-hectare site is a veritable football campus.

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Only the BEST for Blacktown: $100m sports hub opens
In Sydney’s west, Blacktown International Sports Park has expanded significantly with the newly completed Blacktown Exercise, Sports and Technology (BEST) Hub.

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High performance design at the cutting edge of professional sport
Located in Concord, Sydney, the Wests Tigers Centre of Excellence is a leading example of a widespread phenomenon in professional sport today. We consider how the built environment overlaps with sporting performance.

People
Warren and Mahoney on kicking trans-Tasman business goals
You can probably count on one hand, the number of firms that have exported design services from New Zealand into Australia. Firms like Warren and Mahoney, whose ‘one studio’ approach has made it possible to grow exponentially, while still running a tight, talent-rich team.