Stadium Reno Update
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Link from NU sites:
https://news.northwestern.edu/stori...ly-design-concepts-for-dynamic-new-ryan-field
https://rebuildryanfield.com/
Key point -- 35,000 capacity
https://news.northwestern.edu/stori...ly-design-concepts-for-dynamic-new-ryan-field
https://rebuildryanfield.com/
Key point -- 35,000 capacity
I would have liked for them to keep the (admittedly useless) towers.
At least I can see a few more games next year
At least I can see a few more games next year
Looking at the renderings, makes me wonder whether the playing surface is large enough to host international soccer, college lacrosse playoffs or international rugby. These are events that a 35K stadium would be ideal for. I can't imagine that the design would not accommodate these other sports
12,000 fewer seats means fewer cars!
I've never heard that sales pitch before, but it probably is a good pitch for Evanston.
I've never heard that sales pitch before, but it probably is a good pitch for Evanston.
They will have an NGN auction in which you can bid on one or more of the towers. Disassembly and shipping are the responsibility of the winning bidders.
Well Pat Ryan and I, combined, have donated over 400 million. That should count for something
They wanted to announce this immediately following a win, but in the end they knew they had to get the announcement done prior to construction actually beginning.
Boosters can do both. NU may be small, but the boosters are not car dealers.
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I just noticed in the picture of the interior, the place is shown smothered in purple, but on the video board it shows the team wearing black jerseys with white helmets. Totally on brand for this football program.
Also, in the video on the NU website it mentions NU WLAX as well as football. Very interesting.
Also, in the video on the NU website it mentions NU WLAX as well as football. Very interesting.
Boy, do I disagree. I love everything else, but I hate the exterior. It reeks of corporate campus banality. Unremarkable. Uninspiring. Unimaginative Everything wrong with modern architecture. It will look out of date within 10 years.
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I'm aware, the SEC wouldn't be what it is without car dealers. I'm referring to the really significant wealth that many NU alums have.I'm acquainted with a number of car dealers, and all of them are very well off!
Here's the issue, much architecture now is created on computers, as this is. It is basic, somewhat simplistic, but part of the evolution of architecture today, and honest about what it is. The best new stadium in the B1G currently is Huntington Bank Stadium in the TC, the exterior of which is at best average commercial architecture. In other words, fake, boring, and deadening.. Is that what you want? To be what it can never be, which would be a really expensive, highly detailed, superb design? You want towers? Fine, maybe they should have recreated San Gimignano, built 10 centuries ago. Do I think this is great? No, but I think it is good and appropriate. I have been VERY critical of northwestern Architecture in the past, but it has been improving.
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I consider this a ringing endorsement coming from @stpaulcat. I am pleasantly surprised. Appreciate your opinion on this.
The best new baseball stadiums are retro. I wanted a retro exterior. (Cue the Rolling Stones: You can’t always get what you want.)
Retro stadiums have anchors in tradition which lend staying power. I wanted architectural nods to Dyche Stadium with arches, towers, etc.
So many fads in architecture now appear downright ugly, Brutalism being the prime example. As a matter of fact, the new exterior reminds me of Brutalism.
I know my whining makes me seem unhappy. I'm not. I love the inside and much of what they are doing outside is outstanding.
It looks like corporate headquarters where numerous factotums with well-manicured hands play a violent game.
To be fair, there’s only one Camden Yards, and that’s 30 years old.
I know next to nothing about architecture, but I’m sure the lower profile helps with the ‘neighborhood friendly’ approach they’re promoting here. Ryan Field is off-campus, and literally towers over the neighborhood.
We're spending $800 million not $80 million on this project.
It'll be the nicest stadium in college football when done.
Exactly my point. It has stood the test of time.
(I find myself arguing with my favorite posters which may mean that I'm wrong. Nope, that can't be.)
