4 Repurposed Sports Stadiums

Have you ever considered what happens to stadiums after the games in the olympics or World Cup are over? From Athens to Beijing to Rio they all run in to the common problem top quality stadiums that get left in disrepair after the state spent billions of dollars to prepare for the sport events. Find out how these 4 projects were able to revamp the use and value provided to the community nearby these stadiums.

• Estadio Nacional de Brasilia Mané Garrincha (Brasilia, Brazil)Castro Mello Arquitetos was behind the world’s first net-zero energy stadium, by combining rainwater collection, solar arrays, shading, and a photocatalytic membrane that breaks down pollution.

• Stadium Lofts (Indianapolis, United States)If you rebuild it, they will come. Bush Stadium, the former site of the Indianapolis Indians minor league team, will play host to an extended homestand due to the Stadium Lofts rehab project, which transformed the Art Deco ballpark into a variety of private residences. The field, along with other elements of the park such as the scoreboard, provide one-of-a-kind selling points to what has become a centerpiece of the area near the 16 Tech district.

• Highbury Square (London, United Kingdom)This former premier league field in London, a prime example of hallowed football ground, went fallow because the team was moving to a bigger stadium. Instead of being neglected, the area got a makeover, becoming a series of Art Deco apartments with a massive shared garden.

• National Stadium (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)Japanese architect Toyo Ito’s created this design and it includes solar panels all along the dragon design that covers 75% of the building’s energy needs. Not only this, but the woven grid of pipes creates a sense of the dragon’s scales.

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