Sports architecture: community and leisure facilities
The sporting ecosystem is built from its grass roots in the community.
Our team has worked with public and private sector client teams to bring facilities to local communities, kindling the next generation’s interest in a sport or game, as well as promoting health, wellness, and active lifestyles.
We understand the commercial drivers of publicly funded facilities, managing the design aspiration against budget caps and long-term operational costs. We believe that these facilities are vital to the communities they serve and are a key investment in the social infrastructure of cities.
Our work extends into the higher education sector where we have helped universities provide facilities that are both enriching students’ university experience, but also providing a key attractor for prospective student candidates.
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![University of Cambridge Sports Centre](/globalassets/images/services/design/sports-architecture/overlay/university-of-cambridge-sports-centre.jpg?width=1600&height=900&quality=100)
![Singapore Sports Hub at night](/globalassets/images/services/design/sports-architecture/overlay/sinapore-sports-hub-at-night.jpg?width=1600&height=900&quality=100)
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![CGI impression of Alexander Stadium](/globalassets/images/projects/a/alexander-stadium/cgi-of-the-alexander-stadium.jpg?width=1024&height=576&quality=100)
Alexander Stadium: Delivering a sporting and community legacy for Birmingham
Alexander Stadium, UK
![Impression of King Abdullah Sports City](/globalassets/images/projects/k/king-abdulluah-sports-city/king-abdullah-sports-city-hero.jpg?width=1024&height=576&quality=100)
Creating a versatile sports hub with traditional Islamic architecture and innovative design – King Abdullah Sports City
King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia
![Singapore Sports Hub lit up at night](/globalassets/images/projects/s/singapore-sports-hub/singapore-sports-hub-at-night-hero.jpg?width=1024&height=576&quality=100)
Award winning architecture for the Singapore Sports Hub - Asia's first integrated leisure and lifestyle developement
Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
![Lima in 2019](/globalassets/images/projects/l/lima-2019-pan-american-games/lima-2019-pan-american-games-hero.jpg?width=1024&height=576&quality=100)
Delivering the Games to shape a lasting legacy for Lima
Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games, Peru
Sports architecture
Arup’s sports architecture specialists have been central to the design and delivery of many major sports tournaments, events, iconic venues and stadiums around the world.
![Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid](/globalassets/images/services/design/sports-architecture/santiago-bernabeu-banner.jpg?width=1000&quality=100)