Welcome to Global Design, 2010- the arc107 Global Design seminar of Miami University, Department of Architecture and Interior Design. We are exploring the role and influence of design—especially architecture, interior design, urban design and landscape design—on people and environments within a contemporary global context. We are looking at how factors as geography, climate, culture, society, economics, politics, aesthetics, and technology are intrinsically interwoven in the making of the built environment.

And where do we live? Miami University is in Oxford, Ohio, in North America. Miami University is named after the Myaamia people who are indigenous to the landscape of Mid-West (North) America.

We- as members of arc107 Global Design- are eclectic travelers, and hope that you will connect with us to share and inform our travels.

Thank you for coming along on this blog!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Sports and their Stadiums

For my virtual travels I went to four different sports stadiums throughout the world. Because sports have played such a crucial role in my life, I wanted to learn about the places throughout the world that hold certain sporting events. I was fascinated by the fact that a single building can represent so much to so many people. I was intrigued in the fact that a stadium can hold so many people and their enthusiasm for the specific sport at hand. How a building maintains and embraces the power and energy that thousands of fans bring to each game is remarkable. I wanted to look at what is a good stadium and what is a bad stadium. And how these stadiums that hold thousands of people effect the environment around it. Were the decisions surrounding the building of these stadiums involving the environment and the impact or was it solely based on the chance of making a profit. I tried to pick four sports that have a universal audience. The first stadium we visit is the Estadio Municipal Dr. Magalhaes. This stadium is a soccer stadium in the heart of Portugal. This stadium honors its surroundings and takes a back seat to the medieval castle in the town. The second stadium we visit is the Happy Valley horse track in Hong Kong China. This stadium was built for the British royalty in the government during the 1800s. The third stadium I visited was the Shunyi Olympic rowing and canoeing park. This was a natural oxygen bar for the environment after it was built. The last stadium I visited was the Dallas Cowboys stadium. This stadium was absolutely massive and was a perfect example of Americas bigger is better mentality.

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http://www.worldstadiums.com/

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