Taipei Dome
Encyclopedia
Taipei Dome is a multi-use stadium
in Taipei
, Taiwan
, that was to start construction in 2007 and complete in 2011, although the start date has been delayed until October 2011. In addition to the stadium, the complex will include commercial facilities, including a shopping mall, movie theater, hotel, and office space. Once completed, it will be used mostly for baseball
games. It will be located at the corner of Zhongxiao East Rd.
and Guangfu South Rd.
On December 9, 2010, the design for the dome passed the city's urban design
review. The proposed design includes a 40,000-seat indoor stadium along with shopping and residential districts. The dome is being built through a contract between the city government and the Farglory Group. Construction is tentatively planned to start in July 2011. By March 2011, however, the environmental impact of construction had been delayed until April 2011. The assessment was postponed again in late March 2011 due to insufficient information from the contractor. In May 2011, the Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee conditionally approved the project after commercial facilities space was decreased by 17.4% to 202610 square metre. On June 16, 2011, the project received final approval from the Urban Design Review Committee and is scheduled to start construction in October 2011.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, that was to start construction in 2007 and complete in 2011, although the start date has been delayed until October 2011. In addition to the stadium, the complex will include commercial facilities, including a shopping mall, movie theater, hotel, and office space. Once completed, it will be used mostly for baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
games. It will be located at the corner of Zhongxiao East Rd.
Zhongxiao Road
Zhongxiao Road is a major arterial and provincial highway in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Zhongzheng district in the west with the Daan, Songshan, Xinyi, and Nangang districts towards the east...
and Guangfu South Rd.
Overview
In June 2010, the Taipei City Government rejected a plan to for a major expansion of the Taipei Dome stadium project. Requests to add more stores, a movie theater complex, and a hotel were denied due to traffic concerns in the area.On December 9, 2010, the design for the dome passed the city's urban design
Urban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
review. The proposed design includes a 40,000-seat indoor stadium along with shopping and residential districts. The dome is being built through a contract between the city government and the Farglory Group. Construction is tentatively planned to start in July 2011. By March 2011, however, the environmental impact of construction had been delayed until April 2011. The assessment was postponed again in late March 2011 due to insufficient information from the contractor. In May 2011, the Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee conditionally approved the project after commercial facilities space was decreased by 17.4% to 202610 square metre. On June 16, 2011, the project received final approval from the Urban Design Review Committee and is scheduled to start construction in October 2011.
