THESIS

2018-2019

THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SPORTS ARENA, THE STADIUM HAS ACTED AS A MULTI-FACETED AND TANGIBLE EMBODIMENT OF A SOCIETY.THE PROPOSED CRICKET COMPLEX IS A PLATFORM WHICH PROVIDES POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT FOR BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. IT IS NOT ONLY FOR INTERNATIONAL MATCHES BUT ALSO WILL ENSURE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO ENJOY CRICKET ON DAILY BASIS. IT IS A COMBINATION OF A CRICKET STADIUM AND FACILITY FOR PRACTICAL LEARNING AND SOCIAL INTERACTION EXPLORING BIOMIMICRY OF THE SUNDARBANS. THE CHALLENGE IN DESIGNING SUCH A COMPLEX SOME MAJOR AND CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS HAS BEEN RAISED LIKE SITE, ITS SURROUNDING, TOURISM, LAND USE PATTERN, CONNECTIVITY, PUBLIC ATTITUDE AND THE STANDARDS AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM ETC.

RESHAPING THE FORM - MAKING USE OF THE UNUSEABLE SPACES: THE TRIANGULAR SPACES UNDER THE STANDS OUTSIDE HAVE BEEN USED FOR FURNITURE SHOPS. THE GRASS LESS PLOT NEXT TO THE GROUND, WHICH PLAYS VENUE TO ABOUT 20 SIMULTANEOUS MATCHES WITH A TAPE-TENNIS BALL EVERY EVENING AND MORNING, ADDS TO THE STADIUM'S REPUTATION OF BEING THE HOME OF BANGLADESHCRICKET'S NEW HOME. ( SIDHARTH MONGA MAY 2007)

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BY IMITATING THE ECOSYSTEM OF SUNDARBANS: WE HAVE AN INTUITIVE AND DEEPLY INGRAINED ATTRACTION TO NATURE, AND A BIOLOGICAL NEED FOR CONTACT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. IF I ASKED YOU TO IMAGINE A PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL CALM AND RELAXED, CHANCES ARE YOU WOULD IMAGINE A PLACE IN NATURE. RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND THAT MORE THAN 90% OF US IMAGINE A NATURAL SETTING. WE FEEL GOOD IN NATURE. BUT EVEN MORE THAN THIS, OUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING DEPENDS ON CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. IT AFFECTS OUR PERSONAL WELL-BEING, PRODUCTIVITY AND EVEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS.