Here's another football training centre (see Soweto training ground in our earlier story), this time a football academy for the junior team of FC Basel 1893 in Switzerland by Swiss studio Luca Selva Architekten.

Called FCB Youngster Campus, the rectangular building will feature an array of circular windows puncturing the white concrete façade, arranged to represent a graph of the club's ranking during its 120 year history.

A long paved walkway will direct visitors to the entrance, which will have the dimensions of a football goal, where a funnel-shaped walkway will lead people towards the five pitches at the rear of the building.

Construction is planned to begin in summer this year.

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The following information is from the architects:

FCB Youngster Campus Basel, Switzerland

The Campus building forms a new landmark in the plain of Brüglingen. It is a place of convergence, a venue for the professional education by a football club that created itself a reputation throughout Europe and that nourishes accordant ambitions.

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The professional players of the first squad practice on the same grounds as the top junior teams and thus provide an everyday example for the youngsters in terms of a sustainable development by FC Basel 1893. The new Campus picks up this spirit and offers various spaces for this exemplary youth system.

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The scale of the building refers to the wide open space of the existing football pitches. It provides it with a measurable depth and concludes it with the main entrance in the shape and size of a goal.

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The facade of white concrete appears solid as well as light at the same time and displays the club’s successes. The pattern of the round windows corresponds to the club’s ranking over the last nearly 120 years.

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The new Campus stands for a self confident club that demands recognition and respect.

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Client: Stiftung Campus-Nachwuchs Basel
Study Commission 2010: 1st prize
Execution: 2011-2013

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House in Binningen by Luca Selva Architects	Sports Pavillion by MoederscheimMoonen	Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject