Tour of Ireland

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

R. Trakoolsajjawat Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

S.E. Frausto Berlage - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
T. Weaver Berlage - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
I Avissar (supervisor 1)
Olaf Gipser (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

01-02-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The bicycle tour, more than any other sporting event, is fundamentally dependent on the landscape. The landscape has been used not only to challenge the peloton physically but also as a visual background for the event that has been broadcast worldwide. Tour of Ireland was first organised in 1953 as a part of An Tóstal, an Irish cultural festival, and was terminated in 2009 due to a financial shortage. The project proposes a new Tour of Ireland, whose stages exploit the varying topography of the country and promote the skill of a particular kind of racer — the Puncheur. The architect in this scenario operates as an event planner who demarcates a route, an infrastructural planner who provides structures and services, and an iconographer who depicts the landscape quality in different perspective. The project looks to enhances the spectator physical experience of watching the cycling race by providing multiple and different perspectives and a heightened experience. In addition, it also promotes the elongation of sports infrastructure beyond the short time span of a specific event, providing a structures that have a longer life span and more diverse set of uses. bicycle race is used as a catalyst to present a new and meaningful interpretation of the landscape culturally and technically, to change the way people see the landscape as a background to a representative artefact of the country.