Play, Her Way…

The national image of sport is slowly shifting toward our female athletes as slithers of success are achieved. Though there’s still major setbacks, hurdles of marginalisation, discrimination, sexism and gender-based violence. It’s 2024 and we are still lurking in the shadows of sport. Play, Her Way…thinking through the now, for the future, prioritises female sport and future-proofs for sport yet to exist or be recognised, inter-generational mentorship amongst all athletes and community, and relationships and dialogues yet to form amongst female sport. A fantasyland of female sport – where imagination, dreams and goals have translated into a new architecture…

The Landmark Hub Section. The main gateway, a hub of female sport – home to a hybrid cross-programmed sporting infrastructure and sporting accommodation, pushing beyond the needs of the field/court...

Play, Her Way…Masterplan. A new architecture fuses into a future city, in Western Sydney Aerotropolis’ – Bradfield. There is an immediacy for this in female sport and the sporting landscape.

Play, Her Way…Models. The Landmark Hub, The Community Hub and The ‘Deployables’ stand in solidarity. 3 buildings, 3 objects, one project, one architecture...Play, Her Way…

Play, Her Way…Renders. The interiors will surprise you... contrasting its exterior and what you think of ‘sports architecture’ to be. It’s an ode to a circus of surprises...

Play, Her Way…Concept Collage. A looseness of sport. A fantasyland of female sport. The premise of my project derives from my personal experiences in elite female sport.