Posts tagged 'football'

Nendo designs build-your-own football

Made of 54 plastic parts, the non-inflatable football can be assembled by hand Japanese design firm Nendo has developed a non-inflatable football made up of

Design

Luzhniki: The revamping of Russia’s National Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium Moscow. Photo by Kucharek via Wikimedia Originally built in the 1950s, Luhzniki Stadium was revamped by Russian studio Speech for the 2018 FIFA World

Buildings

The San Siro is Milan’s architectural monument to football

Giancarlo Ragazzi’s footballing fortress brings together two rival teams and much of Milan’s twentieth-century history. By Edwin Heathcote For aesthetes Milan might be synonymous with high

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A new jersey for FC Bayern Munich

Why have football kits become so joyless? Munich-based Bureau Mirko Borsche decided to bring the sartorial swagger of vintage sports clothing to the beautiful game with a

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Fifa

Praline designs a new identity for the international football federation, whose brand has been tarnished in recent years by allegations of corruption The Fédération Internationale

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Herzog & de Meuron’s Nouveau Stade Bordeaux

The Swiss architect’s latest stadium brings classical gentility to the world of football, but is still robust enough to withstand 42,000 fans As Pierre de

Features

Post-match analysis: Sporting legacy

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil rekindled the debate about the legacy of global sporting events. But few people made the case for the aesthetic

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Singapore National Stadium

Singapore’s new National Stadium has the world’s largest single-span dome. And by leaving it open at one end, its designers have given the multi-purpose pitch

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São Paulo: Edge city

This drive-by portrait of Brazil’s largest city takes us on an anti-clockwise tour around the sprawling metropolis, exploring the ring of social housing and favelas

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