Staydium - Stadiums that live beyond sports

Description

PREMISE

Since the origin of the Olympics in 1896, sports events have gained massive popularity worldwide. These events are big for all countries and a matter of great pride and responsibility for the host nation. It gives the host a chance to reflect upon their cultural values & promote tourism. Huge sums of public money is invested in organizing these events, out of which a major chunk is invested in preparing the venues for sports events to be witnessed by the global audience.

To cater to a larger audience, the scale of venues for major sports events like Olympics, commonwealth events is magnificent which require a large investment of public money. However, this becomes a massive issue, majorly in developing regions. The limited usage of such buildings after the event adds a layer of an issue in name of maintenance cost. These structures often become a liability for a host. Historically, a large number of such venues were demolished to reuse the land which may not the most ideal way to deal with public resources.

Challenge

The challenge is to design a concept stadium for international events in a small city, such that the setup could be used/reused for many purposes beyond sports. The sheer culmination of many facilities and building services makes a stadiums an ideal box to serve many functions beyond sports. Eg. A public space, or a Market or a Fitness park, and many many more such examples. The multi-use perspective is seen in a time span of decades where a stadium might sit idle for more than half a year.

Learn more on: https://competitions.uni.xyz/staydium

Timeline:

Launch March 26, 2019

Registration: 21 November 2019

20$ Students, 25$ Professionals, 80$ Institutional Access

Submission Deadline: 01 December 2019

Public Voting begins: 11 December 2019

Public Voting ends: 01 January 2020

Result Announcement: 11 January 2020

Prizes:

Prize pool of worth 15000$

First Prize: 5000$ (For students and professionals)

Runner up: 3 x 1500$ (For students and professionals)

People’s Choice: 2 x 500$ (For students – Most appreciated project wins this)

People’s Choice: 2 x 500$ (For professionals – Most appreciated project wins this)

Honorable mention x 7 (Students): 250$ Each

Honorable mention x 7 (Professionals): 250$ Each

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