Public’s Stadium Garden (Thesis Project) 09

Location: St. Louis, MO

YEAR: 2016

Software: Rhino, VRay, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop

This thesis focused on rethinking the urban stadium and its place in relation to the city. The project featured a redesigning of the existing Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri for a new MLS franchise while also serving as a public park for the community’s use on non-game days. Rather than having the stadium sit awkwardly within the city, left empty most days, this thesis intends to rethink how this space can be utilized daily, connecting fragments of space and linking different parts of the city together for an ‘open’ stadium that can lure new groups of people to the neighborhood.

There is a common stadium problem in the world nowadays as many stadiums are heavily funded by the public, yet members of the community can only inhabit the venues on game day or event day. This should be challenged and rather than having the stadium sit empty on most days, we should rethink how the space can be utilized daily. By integrating a renovated stadium with the city and implementing parks and green spaces, the community’s daily use of the stadium is facilitated.