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<blockquote data-quote="BananaShampoo" data-source="post: 1322473" data-attributes="member: 3403"><p>Very good arguments for why the proposed facility is the best design. I tend to side with the professionals (and Lovie and JW) that this concept works best from both a functional and aesthetic perspective.</p><p></p><p>People forget how obstructed that view is already from the east side of the stadium. The west side is the money shot view that will be and should be preserved, and that is where the majority of the action is on gamedays (Grange Grove, tailgate lots, etc). To the east of the stadium you have... a cemetery, and a now 15 year old practice facility that was purposely designed for functionality and did not try to mimic the classic stadium architecture. As a past architecture student, there is a reason why additions to classic buildings usually do not try to completely mimic the existing architecure (same reason they did the reno the way they did with the Armory), and that's because it messes with the intended proportion and scale of the historic architecture. </p><p></p><p>That and I agree that as this facility is going to be mostly hidden and is intended to be private (not public), and not a focal point (which should rightly be the stadium itself), that it should not try to stand out architecturally on it's own merits, but should be as functional as possible while leaving the flash to the inside where it will impress potential recruits while providing great facilities for players and coaches.</p><p></p><p>All in all I think this facility is the right move, and the SEZ addition can focus on bringing the rest of the stadium and fan experience up to par and beyond.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BananaShampoo, post: 1322473, member: 3403"] Very good arguments for why the proposed facility is the best design. I tend to side with the professionals (and Lovie and JW) that this concept works best from both a functional and aesthetic perspective. People forget how obstructed that view is already from the east side of the stadium. The west side is the money shot view that will be and should be preserved, and that is where the majority of the action is on gamedays (Grange Grove, tailgate lots, etc). To the east of the stadium you have... a cemetery, and a now 15 year old practice facility that was purposely designed for functionality and did not try to mimic the classic stadium architecture. As a past architecture student, there is a reason why additions to classic buildings usually do not try to completely mimic the existing architecure (same reason they did the reno the way they did with the Armory), and that's because it messes with the intended proportion and scale of the historic architecture. That and I agree that as this facility is going to be mostly hidden and is intended to be private (not public), and not a focal point (which should rightly be the stadium itself), that it should not try to stand out architecturally on it's own merits, but should be as functional as possible while leaving the flash to the inside where it will impress potential recruits while providing great facilities for players and coaches. All in all I think this facility is the right move, and the SEZ addition can focus on bringing the rest of the stadium and fan experience up to par and beyond. [/QUOTE]
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