Sports
Celebrating athletic achievement
ZHA’s sports facilities celebrate the ambitions of athletes striving to perform at the highest levels of human achievement. Our designs connect athletes to the stands, bringing people together for moments of excitement, passion and enthusiasm.
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Embedded adaptability
We prioritise embedded adaptability, ensuring smooth operation of momentous international spectacles like Olympic Games and world championships, and effortless transition to legacy venues that serve local communities. With our growing portfolio of sports projects, we have a winning record of designing venues that meet the needs of today’s athletes and inspire the athletes of the future.
Featured Projects
Discover our latest sports projects
From the world’s first timber-built football stadium to an international sports centre providing multi-sport facilities to athletes of all ages, discover our latest sports projects.
Photograph by SeilaoJiong 张灏
Sports Centre
Sports
01/05
Nansha, China
2023 - 2023
Greater Bay Area Sports Centre
Situated at the southern end of Guangzhou’s Nansha District on the western bank of the historic Pearl River, the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre will serve as an anchor to the new civic, business and residential district at the heart of the Greater Bay Area.
Render by Proloog
Sports
02/05
Hangzhou, China
2022 - TBC
Hangzhou International Sports Centre
Located within Hangzhou’s Future Science and Technology Cultural District, the sports centre establishes a new riverfront park and public plazas with direct access to Lines 3 and 5 of the city’s expanding metro network.
Render by Negativ
Sports
03/05
Aarhus, Denmark
2022 - 2026
Aarhus Stadium
The team comprising ZHA working with architecture, engineering consultancy Sweco and landscape architects Tredje Natur has won the competition to build the new Aarhus football stadium in Denmark.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Sports
04/05
Xi'an, China
2020 - 2025
Xi'an International Football Centre
Xi’an International Football Centre’s 60,000-seat stadium and training grounds are integral to the ongoing development of football in China. Initiated by the Chinese Football Association and China’s national sports development organisations, the new football centre provides facilities of the highest standards to nurture the sport across all levels.
Courtesy of ZHA, render by MIR
Sports
05/05
Stroud, United Kingdom
2016 - TBC
Forest Green Rovers Eco Park Stadium
The Eco Park stadium for Forest Green Rovers will be an important addition for the community. The club’s heritage, ambition and vision reflect ZHA’s own, combining the latest material research and construction techniques with new design approaches to build a more ecologically sustainable and inclusive architecture.
Photograph by SeilaoJiong 张灏
Sports Centre
Sports
01/05
Nansha, China
2023 - 2023
Greater Bay Area Sports Centre
Situated at the southern end of Guangzhou’s Nansha District on the western bank of the historic Pearl River, the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre will serve as an anchor to the new civic, business and residential district at the heart of the Greater Bay Area.
Render by Proloog
Sports
02/05
Hangzhou, China
2022 - TBC
Hangzhou International Sports Centre
Located within Hangzhou’s Future Science and Technology Cultural District, the sports centre establishes a new riverfront park and public plazas with direct access to Lines 3 and 5 of the city’s expanding metro network.
Render by Negativ
Sports
03/05
Aarhus, Denmark
2022 - 2026
Aarhus Stadium
The team comprising ZHA working with architecture, engineering consultancy Sweco and landscape architects Tredje Natur has won the competition to build the new Aarhus football stadium in Denmark.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Sports
04/05
Xi'an, China
2020 - 2025
Xi'an International Football Centre
Xi’an International Football Centre’s 60,000-seat stadium and training grounds are integral to the ongoing development of football in China. Initiated by the Chinese Football Association and China’s national sports development organisations, the new football centre provides facilities of the highest standards to nurture the sport across all levels.
Courtesy of ZHA, render by MIR
Sports
05/05
Stroud, United Kingdom
2016 - TBC
Forest Green Rovers Eco Park Stadium
The Eco Park stadium for Forest Green Rovers will be an important addition for the community. The club’s heritage, ambition and vision reflect ZHA’s own, combining the latest material research and construction techniques with new design approaches to build a more ecologically sustainable and inclusive architecture.
All our sports projects
9 projects
Courtesy of ZHA, render by MIR
Forest Green Rovers Eco Park Stadium
The Eco Park stadium for Forest Green Rovers will be an important addition for the community. The club’s heritage, ambition and vision reflect ZHA’s own, combining the latest material research and construction techniques with new design approaches to build a more ecologically sustainable and inclusive architecture.
Render by Proloog
Hangzhou International Sports Centre
Located within Hangzhou’s Future Science and Technology Cultural District, the sports centre establishes a new riverfront park and public plazas with direct access to Lines 3 and 5 of the city’s expanding metro network.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
GO PARK Sai Sha
ZHA’s first sports and commercial project in Asia, GO PARK Sai Sha is nestled between the mountains of Hong Kong’s Ma On Shan Country Park and the sheltered waters of Three Fathoms Cove which leads out to the South China Sea.
Render by Negativ
Aarhus Stadium
The team comprising ZHA working with architecture, engineering consultancy Sweco and landscape architects Tredje Natur has won the competition to build the new Aarhus football stadium in Denmark.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Legacy Mode : December 2013
London Aquatics Centre
A concept inspired by the fluid geometry of water in motion, creating spaces and a surrounding environment in sympathy with the river landscape of the Olympic Park. An undulating roof sweeps up from the ground as a wave, enclosing the pools of the Centre with its unifying gesture.
Al Janoub Stadium
Inaugurated on 16 May 2019 by hosting the Amir Cup Final of the Qatar Stars national football league, Al Janoub Stadium was the first new stadium commissioned for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Xi'an International Football Centre
Xi’an International Football Centre’s 60,000-seat stadium and training grounds are integral to the ongoing development of football in China. Initiated by the Chinese Football Association and China’s national sports development organisations, the new football centre provides facilities of the highest standards to nurture the sport across all levels.
Photograph by SeilaoJiong 张灏
Sports Centre
Greater Bay Area Sports Centre
Situated at the southern end of Guangzhou’s Nansha District on the western bank of the historic Pearl River, the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre will serve as an anchor to the new civic, business and residential district at the heart of the Greater Bay Area.
Photograph by Roland Halbe
Bergisel Ski Jump
ZHA's ski jump on Bergisel mountains contains a ski ramp and sports facilities, as well as public spaces, including a tower-top café and viewing terrace. Rising to a height of almost 50m the structure’s distinctive form and silhouette extends the topography of the ski slopes below into the alpine sky above.