Urban graphic heritage and the making of place

The ‘arsenalisation’ of the Emirates stadium

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ID6451610
AutoresA Barnes (0000-0002-9811-2339, Western Sydney University, autor correspondente), Robert G Harland (0000-0002-8334-3417, Loughborough University)
Ano2024
Volume26
Fascículo1
Páginas80-95
Data de publicação2024-08-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSoccer and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1466-0970 • E-ISSN: 1743-9590
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14660970.2024.2384903
OpenAlexW4401271077
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas41

Having played at Highbury Stadium since 1913, Arsenal Football Club (Arsenal) moved a mere 500 metres to their new Emirates Stadium in 2006. In conforming to a contemporary 'concrete bowl' design, the new stadium lacked architectural distinctiveness. It also lacked the deeply emotional memories made over the years that meant Highbury was seen as 'hallowed turf'. To embed a sense of history and heritage into the new stadium, Arsenal embarked on a process of place-making they described as 'Arsenalisation' which employs design-led graphic heritage within and around the space. Drawing on observation, visual analysis and interdisciplinary literature research, this article focuses on the impact of these interventions in supporters' place-making and place attachment. It discusses the impact of graphic heritage on matchday rituals; the engagement of existing supporters and the initiation of new fans in Arsenal's history; and the use of graphic heritage in re-establishing a local sense of place

Art · Media studies · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Placemaking · Sense of place · Social science · Sociology · Stadium · Urban design · Visual arts · History · Psychology · Public Spaces through Art · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Visual Culture and Art Theory · Architecture