COMPOSTION OF FOOTBALL STADIUMS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS

Abstract

Football stadiums are among the most recognisable buildings within cities. Contemporary urban planning concepts do not diminish their historical significance and purpose, yet proposals of placing stadiums within city commercial districts grant them the status of service and entertainment complexes. In a process of evolution, they have been given the rank of central points of new commercial districts. What distinguishes their contemporary architecture? What factors affect their vision and the shaping of their surroundings? The author makes an attempt at answering these questions while referring to a broader spectrum of the design of the spatial structure and urban composition of cities and the concept of sustainable development. He characterises phenomena and selected components of stadium-related infrastructure elements and their function depending on a range of identified variable factors.