soccer city - south africa world cup 2010

this temporary stadium offers the earthquake-destroyed city of christchurch, new zealand a temporary communal gathering space during their gradual renewal and reconstruction efforts.

currently under construction, this fully enclosed stadium capable of holding 50,000 individuals pushes the boundaries of realized dome structures.

the development will see over 189 hectares of land be transformed into a city for the 2014 youth olympic games, including several public buildings that will be illuminated like chinese lanterns.

this athletic complex's tri-fold arrangement wraps the perimeter of the primary functional spaces with a roof canopy creating shaded open-air courtyards for outdoor activities.

similar in form to a cloud, this roof structure provides energy and economic benefits by reflecting the ice track's thermal radiation back down to the surface, maintaining a low temperature.

this athletic arena in grande synthe, france facilitates five diverse sporting disciplines within one 12 hectare site encompassed by a wooded landscape.

this past summer designboom participated in designing south africa, a multi-media documentary exploring how design, architecture and creativity affect cities and society.

to handle all medical emergencies during the world cup, the western cape department of health designed a completely self-contained mobile medical unit.

the city of cape town developed an integrated rapid transit system that features work by local artists in each of the stations. designboom recently visited the station outside the new stadium in green point, which f...

the south african designer references the construction process weaver birds use to build their humble dwellings to create a series of large-scale nests fit for humans.

designboom recently got a personal look at south african designer heath nash’s cape town studio.

fans sporting their teams’ makarapa was a ubiquitous scene during the 2010 world cup in south africa. these colourful hats are actually made from plastic mining helmets, cut, bent and hand painted with different foo...