The Zaha Hadid designed Aquatics Centre is located in the south of the Olympic Park in London/UK and is the main 'Gateway into the Olympic Games 2012'. It is the second highest capacity venue during the Games. Arch.: Zaha Hadid, London

Leeser Architecture was extended an invitation from the Mayor of London to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Park design competition. Arch.: Leeser Architecture, New York

In association with Jean-Baptiste Ferrari et Associes SA, the architects gmp - von Gerkan, Marg and Partners have won the "Métamorphose - Prés-de-Vidy" project competition for a sports complex west of Lausanne.

UEFA's decision to select Poland and Ukraine as the hosts of EURO 2012 encouraged the city of Wroclaw to organize an architectural competition for the new stadium. Arch.: JSK Architekci Sp. z o.o.

The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) opened for the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships 2011. The sports complex was designed and built by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. Arch.: gmp-Architects

The stadium and the smaller multifunctional hall next door are therefore respectively nicknamed the Mineirão and Mineirinho. It is today the home of two historic first-division Brazilian clubs. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

With the design of the new Manaus stadium, the aim was to come up with a very simple but highly efficient stadium that would specifically symbolize the location.

Designed and planned by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer and constructed within three years in a heroic tour de force, Brasília is the only new 20th-century city to be declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

The Universiade sports center consists of a stadium, a multifunctional hall and a swimming pool. The stadium in the Bao’an district is designed as an athletics stadium. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

Drawing inspiration from Natal’s splendid sand dunes, Natal’s new stadium designed for the 2014 FIFA World Cup has become known as Estadio das Dunas (Stadium of the Dunes). Arch.: Populous Architects, USA