SONOLUMINESCENCE is a phenomenon occurring in physics when small underwater bubbles of air are bombarded with sound. The blasted air excites, contracts, and then bursts in an explosion of light.
With the namesake of this experiment, the people and events become the catalyst in creating a spaced filled with light, sound and energy. The stadium glows at night with the use of translucent EFTE and fabric canopies. An elegant, open air stadium, the design utilizes the winds flowing over the adjacent Savannah River. Sonoluminescence creates a monument visible from Savannah’s historic River Street district and beyond.
The main and secondary canopy systems are supported by exotic “C” shaped columns. The columns are composed of three distinct material groups. The base is constructed of reinforced concrete. The shaft is built from hollow steel with horizontal steel plates to assist in lateral pressure, much like the structure of bamboo stalks. The decorative capital is built of lightweight polymers.
MULTI-USE PERFORMANCE & SPORTS STADIUM
PROFESSOR HSU-JEN HUANG
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 3
ARCH 303 SPRING
