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<blockquote data-quote="Shief" data-source="post: 1794589" data-attributes="member: 6820"><p>As a engineer that also loves stadium architecture, I gotta say that the renderings of NW's stadium look amazing.</p><p></p><p>As for the arms race and improving Memorial Stadium, I have my thoughts. I was in the Marching Illini for 3 years (Fall 2007 - 09) and watched the addition of the NEZ and renovations to the west sideline and upper deck. I hope that the DIA eventually considers lowering the field a few feet and replaces the horseshoe with a similar structure that brings the crowd closer to the endzone, updates the east side hall to somewhat mirror the west, adds a floor/walkway to the east upper deck to allow for facilities and vendors to be up there (don't make people go all the way down for a hotdog), and removes the NEZ structure (the weight room can stay below for Olympic sports) and replace it with a lower stand, walkway, and upper stand for students and young alumni. The student/young alumni stand will include a section for the band and potentially a cutout for a recruiting seating area, I could sketch this out at a later time if asked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shief, post: 1794589, member: 6820"] As a engineer that also loves stadium architecture, I gotta say that the renderings of NW's stadium look amazing. As for the arms race and improving Memorial Stadium, I have my thoughts. I was in the Marching Illini for 3 years (Fall 2007 - 09) and watched the addition of the NEZ and renovations to the west sideline and upper deck. I hope that the DIA eventually considers lowering the field a few feet and replaces the horseshoe with a similar structure that brings the crowd closer to the endzone, updates the east side hall to somewhat mirror the west, adds a floor/walkway to the east upper deck to allow for facilities and vendors to be up there (don't make people go all the way down for a hotdog), and removes the NEZ structure (the weight room can stay below for Olympic sports) and replace it with a lower stand, walkway, and upper stand for students and young alumni. The student/young alumni stand will include a section for the band and potentially a cutout for a recruiting seating area, I could sketch this out at a later time if asked. [/QUOTE]
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