Track and field
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about track and field
Project • By WTA Architecture and Design Studio • Masterplans
Ferdinand E. Marcos (FEM) Stadium
The Ferdinand E. Marcos Stadium is a 12,000-capacity track and field stadium in Laoag City that serves as the primary social space for the people of Ilocos Norte. The stadium is located at the heart of the city adjacent to the Mariano Marcos State University and opposite the Rizal Park.
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Edward Simon
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A Stadium Park
The main feature of the stadium is its open southern end, where an open amphitheater and sloping lawn leads towards Rizal Park. The open stadium allows for free and unfettered access for everyone and critically expands the existing public open space inside the city by 200%. This allows it to serve not just as a sports and events venue, but also as an extension of the park and a daily destination fo... More
Project • By CAPEXUS • Offices
Sportisimo
SPORTISIMO is a leading Czech retailer of sporting goods and sport is the key element throughout the company's entire new HQ, which CAPEXUS both designed and built. The company's work environment was designed to be as flexible as possible. Employees can work in offices from anywhere."It's important that offices adapt to the needs of upcoming generations," said Daniel Matula, the co-founder of CAPEXUS, which designed and built the office for SPORTISIMO. "One third of employees today are millennials, and employees under 30 definitely prefer workplaces that can be changed easily, rather than strictly divided offices and meeting rooms."CAPEXUS architects therefore emphasized the variability of the workplace. The new headquarters of the sporting... More
Project • By Sage and Coombe Architects • Sports Centres
Ocean Breeze Track and Fieldhouse
Built as part of New York City’s Design Excellence program within both the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the NYC Department of Design and Construction, the Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Facility sits within a new 110-acre park being developed as a part of former Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC initiative, whose primary goal was to bring large scale regional parks to every borough. Located on Staten Island’s Eastern Shore, the building overlooks the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, lower Manhattan, and the Freedom Tower.
Now in the final stage of construction, Ocean Breeze has been open for track events since November 2015. Raised above one of the few remaining areas of native upland coastal grasslands on the island, Ocean Breeze’s minimal... More