{"id":10785,"date":"2025-11-26T09:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/?p=10785"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:30:35","slug":"zaha-hadid-architects-completes-waterfront-stadium-and-sports-centre-in-guangzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/zaha-hadid-architects-completes-waterfront-stadium-and-sports-centre-in-guangzhou\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaha Hadid Architects completes waterfront stadium and sports centre in Guangzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architecture studio\u00a0Zaha Hadid Architects<\/a> has completed the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre in Guangzhou<\/a>, China, which includes curved stadiums<\/a> for sporting<\/a> and cultural<\/a> events.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in a 70-hectare waterfront park in Guangzhou’s Nansha district, the centre includes a 60,000-seat stadium, a 20,000-seat arena for basketball and indoor events, and a 4,000-seat aquatic centre with a swimming pool and diving well.<\/p>\n

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Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre in China. Photo courtesy CRLand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elsewhere at the venue is\u00a0accommodation for athletes, and outdoor training pitches and tracks for schools in the region.<\/p>\n

Zaha Hadid Architects<\/a> worked with local studio Guangdong Architectural Design and Research Institute (GDAD) on the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre, which is set to host sporting and cultural events.<\/p>\n

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It includes a 60,000-seat waterfront stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Providing the essential infrastructure for competitive athletes, including those participating in all track and field events, the centre’s design optimises Nansha’s warm winters to create the ideal outdoor training facilities and conditions to foster future legacies,” said Zaha Hadid Architects.<\/p>\n

Zaha Hadid Architects drew on the hulls of traditional sailing ships from the Song Dynasty for the curving shapes of the buildings.<\/p>\n

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A curved opening in the stadium lets cool winds in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vertical louvres line the curved facades of the buildings, which were designed to cool and shade the interiors.<\/p>\n

Taking cues from local vernacular Lingnan architecture, sheltered areas were added to help passively cool and ventilate the buildings during the region’s humid subtropical summer, including the roof over the stadium.<\/p>\n