PiezoElectric stadium in India

PiezoElectric Stadium is a gorgeous solar-powered energy generating architecture that just broke ground in india which will generate the electricity from the crowd that enters its gates. Amazing isn't it.?

The Piezoelectric effect creates a charge of electricity between the differential of two metal plates when struck. Energy could be generated by a sidewalk embedded with these materials.

Each section, or ripple, contains a different sporting activity space. The “droplets” vary in size, design and purpose, but Studio Symbiosis, the designer of this project,  unified each section by designing them to symbolize individual pebbles in a pond. The complex emulates the ebb and flow of a swelling pond, and therefore gradates into the existing landscape rather than obstructing it.

The complex is a sort of “sports city” that was designed to minimize congestion — a pedestrian walkway will be constructed down the middle, and opposing roadways surround the perimeter. The walkway brings visitors closer to the action and away from the surrounding urban environment and traffic.

The sports center also boasts an impressive roster of sustainable and energy-efficient building strategies. The roofs of the various stadium cells are lined with both solar and pneumatic panels, which collect and generate energy. The center’s anticipated heavy foot traffic will also be put to good use — piezoelectric generators will harness the movement of the crowds and convert it into energy. The ambitious project will continue to develop and it’s currently slated for completion in 2012.

source: inhabitat.

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