General Professional, Humanitarian and Natural Scinces

Tiantai No. 2 Primary School | Zhejiang, China
300km from Shanghai in Tiantai, sparse availability of land saw LYCS Architecture incorporate a 200m track onto this four-story primary schools rooftop. It handily encircles a 3,000sqm secure courtyard to create a sense of inwardness.

TIANTAI NO. 2 PRIMARY SCHOOL

National Stadium | Kallang, Singapore

The national stadium of Singapore is a seriously impressive piece of modern architecture. It features the largest retractable domed roof in the world, while the seating on the bottom tier has been custom designed to allow for the stadium to be configured for either football and rugby mode, cricket mode, or athletics mode.
We’re interested in what goes on just outside of the stadium here though, mainly a 888-metre running and cycling track that runs around the outside but is still neatly housed within that awe-inspiring dome.

SINGAPORE NATIONAL STADIUM

Olympiastadion | Berlin, Germany

Another impressive stadium, the Olympiastadion in Berlin has been witness to many monumental events, from Jesse Owens’ four gold medals in front of the Nazi Party to Zinedine Zidane’s shocking red card in the 2006 World Cup Final.
Arguably its most characteristic feature is the royal blue race track that sweeps around the stadium, a nod to the team colours of football club Hertha Berlin, who call the majestic stadium their home.

OLYMPIC STADIUM, BERLIN

Olympic Stadium | Stockholm

A grand elegy to stadia gone by, the Stockholm Olympic Stadium was built for the 1912 Olympic Games, and has seen more athletics world records broken on its hollowed track than on any other in the world (83 on the last count). It still hosts major athletics contests, most notably as part of the IAAF Diamond League, where it has hosted a regular meeting since 2011.

STOCKHOLM OLYMPIC STADIUM