About

Active Stadium Review looks at stadiums as designed places: settings for sport, spectatorship and movement. We cover how layouts, seats, routes and materials influence the experience of a ground, without treating any one design as a universal answer.

What we cover

Our subjects include stadium forms, seating and sightlines, crowd routes, ground materials, and the spaces spectators use around a match. We explain design features in clear terms and distinguish what a feature is intended to do from what can be concluded about a particular ground.

Who it is for

The publication is for curious spectators, readers interested in architecture and anyone who wants to notice more than the score. No specialist knowledge is needed; we explain relevant terms as they arise.

How we approach it

We focus on observable design questions and evergreen explanations. We avoid assuming that every stadium, sport or crowd works the same way, and we do not present our coverage as professional design or safety advice.