Inside or outside?
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Over the last year or so – in fact since the Olympics in
London – we have all had more than enough opportunity
to see sporting stadiums. The last batch to get mass
scrutiny were the Brazilian variety for the World Cup (poor
old Brazil), and now the Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow, and the next batch (next year) will be the Rugby
World Cup in England/Wales. Twickenham...Wembley…
Old Trafford...Millennium…Olympic etc. Wherever they are,
stadiums pose really interesting design challenges,
especially if you want them to open and close.
I know it might be glaringly obvious, but it was only in the
recent splurge of stadium exposure that I have noticed an
interesting phenomenon. They are either beautiful venues
on the inside – or wonderful buildings on the outside. But
(subject to correction of course) almost never are they
both. Let me take a couple of examples to illustrate my
point.
The Aviva stadium, on the site of the old Lansdowne Road
ground in Dublin, is the home of Irish rugby and a real
stronghold for them. In the 6 Nations tournament earlier
this year none of the visiting teams got any joy from
Ireland.
London – we have all had more than enough opportunity
to see sporting stadiums. The last batch to get mass
scrutiny were the Brazilian variety for the World Cup (poor
old Brazil), and now the Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow, and the next batch (next year) will be the Rugby
World Cup in England/Wales. Twickenham...Wembley…
Old Trafford...Millennium…Olympic etc. Wherever they are,
stadiums pose really interesting design challenges,
especially if you want them to open and close.
I know it might be glaringly obvious, but it was only in the
recent splurge of stadium exposure that I have noticed an
interesting phenomenon. They are either beautiful venues
on the inside – or wonderful buildings on the outside. But
(subject to correction of course) almost never are they
both. Let me take a couple of examples to illustrate my
point.
The Aviva stadium, on the site of the old Lansdowne Road
ground in Dublin, is the home of Irish rugby and a real
stronghold for them. In the 6 Nations tournament earlier
this year none of the visiting teams got any joy from
Ireland.
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KIMBELL, Richard.
Inside or outside?.
Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 3, oct. 2014.
ISSN 1360-1431.
Available at: <https://www.ariadne.ac.uk/DATE/article/view/1968>. Date accessed: 24 sep. 2022.
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Design & technology ; Education ; Research ; Curriculum
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Reflection
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