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Mr. David M. Gaitho

Jul 30, 2014Mar 25, 2013 by Robert Barnes

Mr. David M. Gaitho had his early education at Starehe Boys Centre from Form One to Six. He later joined the University of Nairobi and … Read more

Hon. Moses N. Muihia

Jul 30, 2014Mar 25, 2013 by Robert Barnes

Hon. Moses N. Muihia is the National Chairman of Kenya Federation of Master Builders and is a registered and practicing Quantity Surveyor and holds a … Read more

Brett Marlin

Jul 30, 2014Mar 25, 2013 by Robert Barnes

Born in Durban, South Africa, 50 year old Brett Marlin now lives in Botswana with his beautiful wife, Tanya, and two sons – Matthew and … Read more

Richard Meier

Jul 30, 2014Mar 26, 2013 by Robert Barnes

Richard Meier was born in Newark, New Jersey in October, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Cornell University in 1957 with a Bachelor … Read more

Viva Brazil! 2014 World Cup stadiums

Jul 30, 2014Jun 11, 2014 by Robert Barnes

32 teams,1 venue,1 month,1 winner!

On 12th June, 2014, the largest spectacle in the global sporting calendar,The World Cup, kicks off at the Arena Corinthians in Brazil’s most populous city, São Paulo. Over the course of the next month, 32 teams will battle it out across 12 stadiums in Brazil for the most sought after trophy in the wide world of sports, watched by a global audience in excess of 2 billion people. It is estimated that by kick off on Thursday 12-06-14 US$14.5 billion will have been spent on the 2014 World Cup preparations.

Arena Corinthians - 68,000 seats — Arena Corinthians – 68,000 seats

Arena das Dunas - 43,000 seats — Arena das Dunas – 43,000 seats

Arena Fonte Nova - 53,700 seats — Arena Fonte Nova – 53,700 seats

Arena Pantanal - 41,390 seats — Arena Pantanal – 41,390 seats

Estadio Beira-Rio - 50,000 seats — Estadio Beira-Rio – 50,000 seats

Estadio Nacional de Brasilia stadium - 71,412 seats — Estadio Nacional de Brasilia stadium – 71,412 seats

Construction of New Edubiase Sports Stadium in Ghana to resume

Maracana Stadium - 79,000 seats — Maracana Stadium – 79,000 seats

Mario Filho (Maracana) stadium in the background

Mineirao Stadium - 64,000 seats — Mineirao Stadium – 64,000 seats

Arena da Baixada - 41,456 seats — Arena da Baixada – 41,456 seats

24 months after the World Cup, Rio will be staging the world’s second largest sporting extravaganza, the Olympic Games. Around US$2.3 billion has been allocated for improvements to hold the event.

Andre Chiote world cup stadiums of Brazil illustrations

Jul 30, 2014Jun 27, 2014 by Robert Barnes

Andre Chiote, a Portuguese architect renowned for designing illustrations that represent some of architecture’s most iconic buildings has created master piece illustrations for the newly-built stadiums constructed for the 2014 world cup in brazil. The poster illustrations are colorful aesthetic – in Brazilian green,yellow and blue.

Andre Chiote has illustrated five of the 12 World Cup stadiums in Brazil, the tournament’s most iconic stadiums, using his signature style that highlights key elements of a building’s design with blocks of colour. What interests him about stadiums is “the capacity to become landmarks and city icons”.

In celebration of the Brazil World Cup here are the illustrations by André Chiote