Are Sporting Events the Unsung Green Building Heroes?
Announcement posted by DesignBuild Source 13 Jul 2012
The development of large-scale public architecture works has not traditionally been a sustainable practice. Traditionally, the emphasis when building public buildings – especially sporting arenas – has been placed on catering to the masses, improving durability at any cost and creating a unique and iconic aesthetic.
However, in a surprising turn, a growing number of sporting venues are leading a change in the ways in which culturally significantarchitectureis delivered.
Whether it is out of a real moral consideration or a goal to on the cutting edge, industries worldwide are proposing – and delivering on – verygreensporting arenas that garner acclaim from the masses.
Joining the ranks of acclaimed sporting arenas before it – including Qatar and Brazil’s FIFA world cup Stadia, and perhaps more similarly, the London Olympics’ Aquatic Centre – plans for a complex housing Toronto’s PCL Aquatics Centre and Field House and the Canadian Sports Institute Ontario (CSIO) promise to be just as impressive in their incorporation of environmentally responsible design features.
What is being heralded as one of the most significant new builds in the lead up to the 2015 Pan American Games, the multi-functional sports centre has been designed by architectural firm NORR in association with aquatics and engineering specialists Counsilman-Hunsaker.