Stadiums are no longer just being designed for matchdays, with architects boldly pursuing novelty to create distinctive year-round landmarks. For our Future Stadium series, we look at 10 of the most offbeat examples currently in development. More about Ten stadiums of the future that rewrite the playbook
The World Cup has highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of public transportation in North America and provided cities with the opportunity to test and implement novel approaches, writes scholar Deb Chachra. More about "The World Cup is a unique opportunity to make different public transit approaches visible"
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman is ringing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with a chubby pink snack bowl shaped like a football stadium. More about Gustaf Westman's stadium-shaped snack bowl is "the only object you need for the World Cup"
With the World Cup kicking off in Mexico City today, we look at the architecture of the 16 stadiums in the USA, Mexico and Canada hosting games at the tournament. More about Sixteen stadiums hosting games at World Cup 2026
Zigzagging eucalyptus poles and sandstone offcuts form the stands of this 1,280-seat football stadium, designed and built by not-for-profit enterprise Rise International in Lesotho, southern Africa. More about Eucalyptus poles outline Stadium of Life for footballers in Lesotho
What was special about the shoes on the feet of the record-breaking runners at the recent London Marathon? Is the Met Gala an important design event, or just about money and celebrity? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about How Adidas won the super-shoe war
Architecture studio KSS has designed a stadium for the women's team at Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club in England, which would be the first of its kind in Europe if built. More about Brighton reveals plans for Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium
For years, sportswear brands Adidas and Nike have competed to design record-beating trainers. As Adidas wins the race to record the first official sub-two-hour marathon, Dezeen plots a brief timeline of the so-called battle of the super shoes. More about The race to create the ultimate running super shoe
Architecture studio Populous has unveiled plans to expand and redevelop Eden Gardens, an iconic cricket venue in Kolkata, India. More about Populous reveals plans to revamp "home of Indian cricket" in Kolkata
Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura reveals he had no knowledge of football or stadium design when he was invited to design the Braga Municipal Stadium, Portugal, in the second video in a series produced by Dezeen. More about "I knew nothing about football" says Eduardo Souto de Moura on designing Braga stadium
A transparent roof covers the grass field at One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha, designed by architecture studios Populous and Warren & Mahoney as part of the rebuilding of Christchurch following the 2011 earthquake. More about Christchurch stadium unveiled as "final anchor project of the city's rebuild"
Football kits for the USA, Mexico and Canada have been fully revealed for the 2026 World Cup, including US home jerseys emblazoned with bold red stripes and a green kit for Mexico that pays homage to Aztec sculpture. More about Here are the kits for the three World Cup 2026 host nations
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Shuttle badminton academy in India. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "kitsch" shuttlecock-shaped badminton centre
Sport brand Nike and creative agency Amsterdam Berlin have developed the ACG All Conditions Cup System, a movable modular stadium that facilitates football matches on rugged terrains from mountains to deserts. More about Nike's portable stadium kit allows football to be played anywhere
Architecture studio Archohm has unveiled The Shuttle badminton academy in Bhubaneswar, India, which was designed to look like a shuttlecock. More about Archohm creates shuttlecock-shaped badminton centre in India
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for a sports district in India, which will be built around the world's largest stadium. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features sports district to be built around world's largest stadium
Local architecture practice Urlo Studio has based the design of a concrete-and-wood pavilion for cyclists on ancient Andean lookouts, embedding it in a sloped site outside of Quito, Ecuador. More about Urlo Studio embeds bike shelter into Ecuadorian hillside
Architecture studios BDP, Cox Architecture and Collage Design have revealed designs for a trio of sports venues in Ahmedabad, India, which will be built alongside the world's largest stadium. More about Sports district to be built around world's largest stadium in India
With climate change threatening ski towns around the world, recent design graduate Tanay Wadodkar has created a small-scale geoengineering intervention in the form of snow-generating stickers. More about Snow-generating stickers help fight climate change effects in ski resorts
American architecture studio HNTB has announced a strategic partnership with retired NFL quarterback Drew Brees aimed at improving the design of domestic sports stadiums and infrastructure. More about HNTB announces partnership with Drew Brees for "next era of innovation in sports"