“I presented my final thesis titled, “Seamless: The Relationship of Stadiums and Context – Erasing Non-Places and Emplacing Identity” in the Master of Sport Design & Management program. I chose this problem due to my experience in the U.S. of seeing stadiums becoming disconnected from the city that their team(s) call home. To me, stadiums are landmarks for a city and should be adding value to the city through a display of cultural identity, not placing themselves in remote locations due to cheap and undeveloped land or incorporating generic design. This combined with my passion for exploring new places and cultures, through various dimensions, and my desire to have authentic and meaningful relationships. I wanted to explore the characteristics of stadiums that connect well to their city and its surroundings and what makes them flow seamlessly into their surrounding contextual environment”.

Kodi Jafesthon | Architect | Alumno 6th year 2022-2023

NOW Architectural Designer | Ambassador Master_MSDM | United States