IOC hails “human legacy” of Sochi 2014
As the 2014 Winter Olympic Games draws to a close, top IOC figures say the hosting experience will benefit future events in Russia
Violent demonstration a “major concern” for Brazil World Cup
The Brazilian government will deploy 170,000 security personnel for the 2014 World Cup, investing USD 800m in the involvement of national security forces
Bubka calls for Olympic Truce on “terrible scenes” in Ukraine
IOC Executive Director Sergey Bubka appeals for peace as Ukrainian athletes leave Sochi early and unrest spreads to 2022 bid city of Lviv
Made for all sports
Leading adhesives manufacturer Stauf has researched intensively to create a new product line for all types of sports flooring, building on its success in the artificial turf industry
Plastic fantastic
Granules made in Germany by Melos are being selected for top-level sports surfaces around the world, for a range of climatic conditions
The tensile structure’s fitness regime
Renowned Brazilian architect Carlos Bauer
gives some tips on how keep tensioned
textile structures, such as those made by
Mehler Texnologies, in peak condition
Al Wakrah unveiled
The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee’s
executive director of communications and
marketing, Nasser Al Khater, talks HOST
CITY through the latest concept design for
Al Wakrah stadium
A fine balancing act
Nine years is a short time when building world class civic infrastructure from a standing start. How will Qatar pull it off, HOST CITY asks Nasser Al Khater, executive director of communications and marketing at the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee.
The joy of five
With applications from five cities, four of whom have never hosted the Winter Olympic Games before, the IOC will have plenty to choose from for its flagship event in 2022
The moveable feast
London 2012’s emphasis on temporary construction was a landmark in sustainability, but what did it mean for the designers and the organising committee that had to deliver the venues?