Ep.12: Beyond the Game: Energising community spaces

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From football to cricket, sports are woven into the fabric of our lives. As one of our panel guests, Colin Byrne, brilliantly puts it: “If you look back in cave paintings in France about 15,000 years ago, they're depicting sprinting and wrestling matches. 

“And that sums up that we've always been interested in, always been watching, always been reporting on sport. And I think that's because these moments create these formative parts of people's lives and their upbringings.” 

Stadiums, the heart of these sports, create spaces for communities to unite. Yet, many of these iconic landmarks stand empty on non-match days.  

In our latest episode, ‘Beyond the Game: Energising Community Spaces’, our Buro Happold experts explore how stadiums can be transformed for year-round use. 

Tune in to discover: 

• The future of stadia design and Buro Happold’s Urban C:lab innovations 

• How the infrastructure around stadiums can create vibrant city hubs 

• Ways to utilise stadiums on non-match days for community benefit 

• The multi-functional uses of stadiums – from concerts to community outreach 

• Our panel’s visionary ‘dream’ scenarios 

Joining our regular host Andy Duncan in this episode, are Buro Happold experts Rob Amphlett, Partner, Colin Byrne, Partner and Paul Eddleston, Senior Design Manager.   

So, ‘kick’ back and enjoy this episode, and why not subscribe to the whole series; Sometimes we’ll tackle a subject head on, sometimes a sideways view - but always with curiosity, expertise and maybe even a dash of humour.   

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