Term Research Paper Overview:
The topic of this term's paper will be "A Construction Project Case Study." This can either be an international, national or local construction project. The object of the paper will be to select a major construction project, either presently under construction, or built, preferably, within the last 10 years, by a company of the students choice and approved by the instructor and generally discuss the project, including the name of the project, the Architect and the Consultants, the Owner’s, a complete description of the structure being built, the project delivery system being utilized, and construction related issues, especially with respect to the country in which the project is located. Such issues, at a minimum, should include whether the project is in the public or private sector, building codes being utilized, the jurisdiction in which the building permit has been granted and specific challenges represented by local requirements and restrictions. Of special interest would be any problems that were solved by methods that were different or unique from those commonly used in the U.S., especially through the cooperation of international teams, and how this affected your outlook toward the tenets of global citizenship, as articulated in class. Information must also be provided about the construction company building the project, including a brief history of the company, how long it has been in existence, how many employees overall, how many offices and employees per office, the type and volume of work they do and what makes the company unique.
Directions:
This is a formal Research Paper so please submit your research paper in MLA Format with 12 size font and style the to be New Times New Roman. However, you can be creative with your Title Page can use any font for the title. I will also allow creativity in the way you arrange your reference materials, just be consistent with the font size/style. Your research package needs to include the following:
- Title page (Required)
- Abstract (Optional)
- Table of Content (Optional but suggested if you have a lot of additional reference material)
- Introduction, Body and Conclusion – 6 pages minimum (Required)
- Bibliography (Required)
- Additional Referenced Materials (Required)
Tips on How to Format a Good Research Paper
A research paper contains the following elements:
- Title page — features a title, student's name, educational establishment, and publication date.
- Abstract — a summary, brief (up to 250 words) and not obligatory. (Optional)
- Table of Content — Optional if you have a lot of supporting materials.
- Introduction — background information that leads to the thesis statement. In the introduction you can explain the choice of your topic, state your approach, express a theory or suggestion, make a strong thesis statement. This part implies covering the purpose and the main idea of your paper. Additionally, you have to provide the contextual information on the topic for the readers to have a good grasp on the matter. Note that effective introduction should attract the attention of a reader, so think of a story, current event, or statistics that pertain to the topic. Moreover, if the research that you are carrying out is rather complicated or involves using many terms, add them to your outline too. That will help you to understand the basic concepts of the topic. Do not forget that the introduction should close with the thesis statement, which is 1-2 sentences in length.
- Body — consists of several parts: materials, methods, results, discussion, and the conclusion. This is the largest part of your paper, and therefore, it has to be split into several subtopics. Each subtopic has to be introduced as a separate paragraph with the main idea and at least two arguments, examples, or explanations supporting this idea. Mind that one paragraph should smoothly go over to the next one so that there is an inextricable link between these subtopics. Also, every thought or idea introduced further should not contradict the previously stated one.
- Conclusion — restate the thesis, proving that your study is important and relevant, and mission has been accomplished. It usually takes half of page or so and aims to give a brief summary of the subject in question, particularly the direction of your research. Here, you have to indicate the research method and theoretical approach you used. You will have to mention why you have chosen this topic and how significant or interesting it is.
- Bibliography — list of cited works, which includes both literature quoted directly and paraphrased sources.
- Additional Referenced Materials — tables, charts, figures, terminology, photos, plans, construction documentation etc. Aside from reference list, you might need to add notes and appendices. The purpose of notes, which are divided into footnotes and endnotes, is to add important or interesting yet not directly relevant information on the matter. Appendices, on the other hand, provide more detailed information on the topic, which would distract a reader’s attention if mentioned in the body of the text.
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Alejandro Penaloza
Anaxor-Nicole Padrón
BCN 3761
04/16/2024
A Construction Project Case Study: SoFi Reborn – Outline
Designer
· HKS Architects have made stadium canopies a new standard, adding steel as essential beauty parts.
Contractor
· The facility was upgraded by Turner-AECOM/Hunt in a joint venture. The leading engineering companies developed a sight feasting stadium that sets global standards.
Owner
· Stan Kroenke, the owner of NFL team Los Angeles Rams. Kroenke is a renowned sporting club owner who also has significant shares in English football giants Arsenal Football Club.
Outstanding features
· 6,000-seater YouTube theatre that is remarkable and one of a kind. The enclosed roof and suspended screens make games more interactive and entertaining.
Challenges
· The COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress on the project. There were considerable challenges with worker safety since California state was among the worst ravaged by the pandemic.
Introduction
· SoFi Stadium is one of the largest and the world's most modern sporting facilities that has been developed in Inglewood, California. The new stadium will be a hoe ground for several California-based football clubs and will compete to host the Super Bowl in the near future.
· The facility in Hollywood Park is remarkable in its appearance and strategic essence and has transformed the skyline due to its ambience. The stadium is close to Los Angeles International Airport and has been modified to be an outstanding facility. The new stadium has been designed to be a multi-purpose facility for football, soccer, and concerts, among other functions.
· The seventy-thousand-seater stadium also has a retractable roof, allowing it to control internal temperature, wind, and humidity. SoFi Stadium competes with the best facilities built for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Europe's best stadium, and some outstanding ones in China.
Thesis Statement
· Rebuilding the new SoFi Stadium meets the criteria for a strategic sporting facility that can be adjusted for other non-sporting functions, enhancing its multipurpose benefits.
· Moreover, it indicates a community’s commitment to growing its infrastructure by continuously modernizing and upgrading it to make it competitive through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Body Paragraph 1
· SoFi stadium indicates America's commitment to developing the best sporting infrastructure and investing in sports tourism. The Hollywood neighborhood is renowned for being the home of entertainment due to the focus on celebrities and the entertainment focus it receives.
· The neighborhood plays host to the best film studios and has been characterized by the production of several thousand entertainment pieces per year. The strategic focus that sporting facilities around the world have received has led to their uplifting from playing the host role for a single game to include several others.
· Increasing the purpose of stadia makes them adequate for modern requirements (Tepp 4,5,6).
· Including an ultra-modern facility at the location adds to the area's overall attractiveness to outsiders including non-entertainment reasons (Robertson & Nyaupane 795).
· Sports tourism is a growing niche in which developed economies understand its value. For example, the Middle Eastern countries were among the first to diversify their economy by rapidly involving sports and entertainment. The region has realized that it cannot entirely depend on oil and that creativity offers credible chances for community development. SoFi Stadium places California and Hollywood at the helm of American entertainment.
Body Paragraph 2
· The United States should demonstrate a supportive attitude towards developing sports facilities beyond the need for competitive sports and population fitness. The intensive redevelopment signaled a bigger essence and the need to transcend ordinary needs (Robertson & Nyaupane 797).
· The new facility has a theater, a shopping mall, large escalators, and grandiose artificial turf. The interior illustrates the creative architecture, use of technology, and the epitome of civil and structural engineering to support a massive roof (Tepp 4).
· The work that went into developing the stadium surpassed the general expectations of people who have been to other facilities around the world. The facility's designers understood the need to have a robust stadium that would be effective beyond the fixture dates, making it a business center (Hennig 2).
· North American sports primarily comprise football and basketball with most stadia being modernized to fit that role. Moreover, soccer has received considerable support among most Americans due to the growing European influence.
· Moreover, the United States is priming to host the 2026 men's soccer World Cup, requiring intense modernization of all existing sporting facilities.
· SoFi Stadium has won the Stadium of the year award from StadiumDB Jury Award and Steel Winner in Tekla's North America BIM Awards. The facility has demonstrated the effective use of steel to enhance its attractiveness and aesthetic value by making it visible from afar. Hollywood Park has been developed from the race track that previously became the main attraction to a multipurpose facility that leaves visitors in awe.
Conclusion
· The screens hanging above the roof of the SoFi Stadium have been lit a few times to emphasize the facility’s modernity and ability to include the latest technology.
· The stadium’s interior is a remarkable piece of architecture, ambiance, complexity, and civil works. The creative minds that collaborated to develop the stadium have set the standards higher for future stadium development projects where owners seek to compel community users. Hollywood is a different place considering the number of visitors who can access the place to attend events at the stadium.
· The recent WrestleMania and Super Bowl games held at the facility demonstrate its usefulness as an outstanding facility. The repurposing of the SoFi Stadium to meet multiple entertainment objectives makes the facility robust and sound.
· Moreover, the multi-disciplinary approach to its development illustrates how far the imaginative experience of designers, financiers, and workers has come to deliver the best social amenities. Global stadia should emulate SoFi to retain the standards and revolutionize sporting facilities.
Works Cited
Hennig, Dylan. "Compare and contrast: LA Chargers vs Las Vegas Raiders new stadiums." (2021).
Robertson, Cerianne, and Pratik Nyaupane. "Sociotechnical Change: Tracing Flows, Languages, and Stakes Across Diverse Cases| The Stadium as Sociotechnical Change." International Journal of Communication 18 (2023): 7.
Tepp, Gabrielle, et al. "Shake to the Beat: Exploring the Seismic Signals and Stadium Response of Concerts and Music Fans." Authorea Preprints (2024).