Stadium 2012

Stadiums in dialogue with the city

IAKS was partner of an international scientific seminar organized on 29 March 2012 by the Department of Architecture of the University of Liège under the guidance of Dr. Miranda Kiuri. The event took place with the personal patronage of Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the IOC, and was attended by around 70 students and senior experts from several European countries. (more)

Current issue "sb" 6/2011

Along with the venue for the final of the 2022 World Cup, we’re also presenting smaller, inexpensive projects that employ simple and direct means in improving the attractiveness of sports grounds. In Cologne, the Rheinauhafen has been brought to life by a skate park; in Kirchweyhe in northern Germany, the configuration of a classical athletics track has been “reorganised” in favour of fashionable ball and beach sports facilities; and in Grande-Synthe in northern France, (more)

IOC/IPC/IAKS Award: Price-giving ceremony 26. October 2011, Cologne

The IAKS, the IOC and the IPC announced this year’s winners of their international architectural awards for sports and leisure facilities. The prize-giving ceremony took place during the 22nd IAKS Congress in conjunction with FSB – International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports(more)

22. IAKS Congress 26.- 28. Oktober 2011, Cologne

The 22nd IAKS Congress, which focused on global trends in the construction of sports and leisure facilities and presented pioneering projects, was again very well attended. Dr. Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner, President of the IAKS, came to this conclusion: “The perfect symbiosis between (more)