Der zentrale Hauptbau bildet zusammen mit dem etwas abseits dazu in den Waldsaum eingebetteten Nebengebäude, der Dépendance, ein Ganzes. Das Clubhaus besetzt die sanft geformte Hügelkuppe der Anlage. Der vollverglaste Restaurantbereich öffnet sich südseitig auf die grosszügige Terrasse und ermöglicht den imposanten Weitblick in die Landschaft. Das obere Geschoss mit den Garderoben ist mit grossformatigen Betonelementen verkleidet, die dem Gebäude eine eigene, massstabslose Wirkung verleihen.

Mãe Luiza is not a typical «Favela» – its identity and character have been formed both by the unique natural setting and the creativity of the people of this strong community. Our urban study identifies the missing urban activities in the neighbourhood, and distributes new activities within the areas potentially available for development. The proposal includes a spine of new buildings that will form a sequence of public activities perpendicular to the main street and extending all the way to the ocean.

Our most important principle throughout has been to develop an architecture that will continue to be functional following the Games in 2008, in other words, to create a new kind of urban site that will attract and generate public life in this part of Beij Significantly, the Chinese themselves nicknamed the stadium «Bird's Nest» in the very early stages of the project, thereby essentially assimilating it as their own, before it had even left the drawing board. ...

Three themes define our architectural and urban concept for the world championship football stadium in Munich (the Allianz Arena): The presence of the stadium as an illuminated body that can change its appearance and is situated in an open landscape, the procession-like arrival of fans in a landscaped area and the crater-like interior of the stadium itself. ...

A long low building with a cantilevered projecting roof is built onto the cube of the glass hall. It serves as the main entrance and houses infrastructures for the sports business (newspaper stand, snack bar, changing rooms and technical installations). A light athletic track for training and rehabilitation, three soccer fields and a covered all-weather field are ordered around the hall. Both hall and outside installations are accessible to wheelchair-users and handicapped.