ABSTRACT

Stadia are special buildings. They are the only structures designed to bring whole communities together so that they can interact with each other and as one with the event. We gather inside them to celebrate a unique experience. Yet so often the buildings themselves are dull and uninteresting. Sometimes they lack even the most basic of amenities and can be so bleak and unfriendly as to be almost frightening. The good news however, is that these outdated, inhospitable concrete bowls of the twentieth century are gradually disappearing.