SAMANTHA COTTERELL ARCHITECTS
SERVICES
CULTURAL ARCHITECTURE
> Cultural venue/asset design
> Cultural event-specific planning and design
MASTER PLANNING
> Masterplanning for culture and sport assets and events
> Mega-event precinct and site master planning
SPORT ARCHITECTURE
> Sport venue/asset design
> Sport and expo event-specific planning and design
EVENT OVERLAY
> Design, development and delivery of temporary infrastructure for the hosting of a mega event
> Legacy development and delivery
OPERATIONAL PLANNING
> Sport + cultural venue/asset design
> Sport and expo specific planning and design consulting
STRATEGIC ADVISORY
> Vision development and strategic positioning of cultural and sporting assets
> asset/venue development and delivery strategies
Samantha Cotterell Architects (SCA) is a boutique consultancy specialising in the design, development and delivery of major cultural and sport events worldwide - including Expos, Olympic Games, World Cup, Biennales.
SCA is founded on the niche expertise and extensive working knowledge gained by its core team in over 28 years of direct involvement with entities hosting mega events, including but not limited to governments, event organising committees, sport federations, sovereign wealth funds, NGOs and design firms.
This unparalleled experience enables SCA to deliver visionary, tailored solutions to multi-cultural, multidisciplinary clients in the fields of sport, culture and mega-events in the following disciplines:
• Masterplanning
• Architecture
• Operational Planning
• Event Overlay
• Visitor Experience
• Strategic Advisory
The team is internationally based in UAE, India, Australia and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
WHO WE ARE
OUR WORK
Athens 2004 Olympic
Operational and overlay design across the Athens 2004 Olympic venues.
Doha 2006 Asian Games
Expo 2025 Osaka, UAE Pavilion
Qatar Sports Venue Masterplan
A national framework for sport infrastructure development in Qatar.
Doha 2011 Asian Football Cup
Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games
Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi Vietnam
Qatar 2009 FINA World Diving Championships
Venice Biennale, Pavilion, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Cortona On The Move
Casa Cotterell
Trussardi Art Centre
The Chedi Hegra Hotel, AlUla, KSA
The Old Town Design Gallery, AlUla, KSA
AlUla Gas Station
Atelier AlUla
FINA 2009 World Diving Championships
Expo 2020 Dubai
Director of Design and Overlay for Expo 2020 Dubai, leading the organising body's in-house Design Department.
Expo 2030 Riyadh
Concept Masterplan for Expo 2030 Riyadh
National Stadium and Sports Village, Ethiopia
Winners of the International Architecture Competition for the National Stadium and Sports Village in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium
One of the main stadia for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Regenerative Architecture - The Quarry Theatre
Concept studies for a theatre carved into a quarry, exploring adaptive use of landscape and resources with a fantastical cultural outcome.
National Gallery of Victoria
