Rod Sheard (2000) shares the experience and expertise of HOK LOBB Sport Ltd in this beautifully illustrated book, offering practical advice and guidance on commissioning, designing and managing sports venues around the world. The award-winning work of this firm includes the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, the Wembley National Stadium in London and the Stadium Australia in Sydney, commissioned for the Olympic Games 2000

This book offers a rare chance to understand how sport and architecture come together to create an outstanding building type - a symbol of our times. By looking at the challenging technical issues surrounding sports buildings, a picture of the future or architecture in the 21st century emerges. Television and the Internet are changing the face of sport. Expenditure at our sports venues is increasing dramatically and now sport is as much about merchandising as it is about winning. The future of sports clubs is the production of entertainment software and, as a consequence, the future of the venues which host this entertainment needs appraisal. The architecture that is generated by these new demands is as exciting as it is dramatic: venues which inspire the human spirit and create an environment for extraordinary achievements.