On game day, places like AT&T Stadium in Dallas and New Yorks Madison Square Garden draw tens of thousands of rowdy fans into their stands and on television the plays inside the venues delight millions of viewers at-home. The infatuation with stadiums was loud and clear in 2024, as one of ANs most-read news stories centered the controversial development underway at the Cleveland Brownss home turf. The op-ed penned by Ryan Scavnicky was just one headline in an active year that saw creative, temporary stadiums staged around Paris for the Olympics and a global cricket tournament on U.S. soil. Here are the biggest sports stories AN covered in 2024.The temporary stadium was built for the beach volleyball and blind football events. (Courtesy Paris 2024)Paris hosted the 2024 Summer OlympicsIn the years leading up to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, city officials did much to prep the City of Lights for the world affair. At the Palace of Versailles, equestrian sport returned to the palace built by Louis XIV.Less bourgeoise, but equally spectacular, a stadium by Anatole Kopp, Pierre Chazanoff, and Lucien Metrich was restored by Chatillon Architectes to serve as a training facility. Purpose-built facilities unfolded at several other Paris landmarks, with a temporary skatepark at Place de la Concorde and a beach volleyball court sited adjacent to the Eiffel Tower. Populous designed cricket stadium in New YorkCricket, anyone? One of the worlds most popular past times came to the U.S. this year when New York hosted the International Cricket Councils T20 World Cup, a biannual tournament. The action took place inside a modular stadium designed by Populous.Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam announced plans to leave Lake Erie for a new domed stadium in nearby suburban Brook Park close to the regional airport. (Courtesy HKS Architects)A stadium proposal by HKS Architects and Jimmy Haslam in Cleveland sparked debateCleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam came under fire this year when he floated plans to uproot his teams stadium from the Lake Erie waterfront to an airport parking lot. AN contributor Ryan Scavnicky dug into the proposal designed by HKS Architects.In his tirade, Scavnicky lambasted Haslams poor managerial decisions, but also the current visitor experience more broadly, where beers cost more than $15 and lousy pop music interrupts every down. Generator Studio designed one of the first purpose-built sports arenas for female athletesKansas City made history this year when one of the worlds first purpose-built stadiums for female athletes opened its doors. CPKC Stadium was designed by Generator Studio. Its shape takes cues from the nearby Missouri River. Team owners say the stadium will boost revenue and television sponsorships for Kansas Citys womens soccer team, the Kansas City Current.The Kansas City stadium opened around the same time a new womens soccer stadium approaches construction in Boston, designed by Stantec. Meanwhile, New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft is eying a brownfield in Everett, Massachusetts, for a new home for the New England Revolution, Bostons mens soccer team.Exterior view of the Superdomes newly renovated domed white roofa city landmark. (Tim Hursley)Trahan Architects restored SuperdomeIts been twenty years since Hurricane Katrine ripped through New Orleans taking the illustrious Superdome, home to the Saints, with it. This year, Trahan Architects completed its renovation of the massive venue. AN contributor Page Comeaux reviewed the refurbished Leviathan and ruminated on what its restoration means for Louisiana more broadly.Tropicana Field partially wrecked by Hurricane MiltonWhile one stadium destroyed by a hurricane was renewed, another was tattered. In early October, surfaced photographs and videos from local news stations revealed Tropicana Field, the enclosedstadium completed by HOK in 1990 for the Tampa Bay Rays, and its roof ripped to shreds. In St. Petersburg there is much debate over the cost of the roof repairs since the Rays were already eyeing a new venue to play ball. Gas Plant Stadiumis slated for completion in 2028. BIG and HNTB unveiled Oakland As future Las Vegas stadiumA spherical armadillothis is how architects at BIG and HNTB described their joint proposal for a new Major League Baseball stadium in Las Vegas for the Oakland As. While designers touted the projects animal-like qualities, other keen observers said it was a coy copy of Sydney Opera House.The Athletics hope to throw the first pitch from their new Las Vegas home in spring 2028.Sails by Glenn Kaino (Iwan Baan)Six installations by L.A. artists built at Intuit DomeInstallationsby sixLos Angeles artists were unveiled in July outside Intuit Dome, the L.A. Clippersnew home in Inglewooddesigned by AECOM. Artworks byRefik Anadol,Glenn Kaino,Patrick Martinez,Michael Massenburg,Kyungmi Shin, and Jennifer Steinkamp take center court at the new campus by Hood Design Studio.A seventh piece byCharles Gaineswill also soon be released.