Project
EMU Stadium: Sport Hub, Community Park, Well-Being

Category 
Best Project of Building or Facility by Student

About the project (provided by the applicant)
The project envisions a dynamic student hub anchored by a modern stadium designed for multifunctional, year-round use. It redefines stadiums as community-oriented spaces hosting sports, festivals, graduations, and performances. Central to the concept is a circular economy model, where food and clothing waste are repurposed into matchday products through student-led workshops, promoting economic and social sustainability. The design prioritizes passive strategies—optimizing natural light, harnessing prevailing winds for ventilation, and integrating a lightweight cable-supported canopy with SUNTEX solar textile to provide shade, generate electricity, and adapt seasonally. A kinetic textile façade enhances cross-ventilation, ensuring thermal comfort in the region’s hot, humid climate while harmonizing with the campus context.

Location
Eastern Mediterranean University Campus Area, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus

Project design year
2024

Extra visual materials
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FLTH1BO0dKIvoSH4a-cc1xZRnR1tjEBZ?usp=drive_link


Applicant
Diar Alipcheyev

I am a student of Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus, in the Faculty of Architecture. The project was completed in the 2024-2025 academic year, with the guidance of the Assoc. Prof. Sadiye Mujdem Vural

Author of the project
Diar Alipcheyev

Visualization
Diar Alipcheyev

Status of the project
Conceptual design