Red brick

I like it.

Add a platform/lift in one of the corners for the spirit of 02

Mi gusta.

didn't even get to the 3rd pic before I slung yogurt. Very nice rendering, but somehow I sadly believe this is a better product than what we end up with.

Like it. Good work here

canopies are a must

me likey

SORRY TO INTERRUPT THIS THREAD, BUT YOU ALL NEED TO STOP FOR THE NIGHT AND GO VORE

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OK very valiant effort Ellsworth Toohey. But way way too Toohey-ish. just MHO. It doesn't inspire. But not bad for someone with no architectural training. I'm glad we have Populous on the task though.

Thank you for you words, some nice and not so nice. I'll try to incorporate some elements you have described, and hopefully have some updated images up soon. Remember, I did this in my spare time, something I won't have much of coming up soon. I will try to answer some questions with this post, however.

-Kceovaisnt: I appreciate your constructive criticism. I did draw some from your original design, especially the angled east/west decks. I did make the angles further out, though. I wanted to use inspiration while still trying to keep the design mostly original to myself (even if that is nearly impossible with any kind of creative work) you bring up some good questions, which I should be able to fix fairly easily.

- as far as the corners are concerned, I left them open for air flow. Kyle field is a sweat box already, and I hope the architects recognize airflow as a legitimate concern. Remember Fresno state? I've roasted every Saturday afternoon home game, and even the slight breeze is relief. Although a little noise would be gained by completely closing the corners, I don't believe it is enough to close off any sort of breeze from getting in. Even still, in this design, the gaps in the corners are smaller and there are screens allowing for more reverberation of crowd noise. Most is lost through the open endzone anyways, which is remedied in this particular design.

- I don't get the infatuation with the zone. Personally, I don't think it looks that great, plus it's 60% nosebleed. Not to mention you can see Sputnik from the top. Most stadiums have differences in sideline and endzone architecture. Some even between the endzones. Ohio stadium, Ben hill griffin, LSU tiger stadium, and the colliseum are fairly lopsided when it comes to endzone architecture, but few would argue they are some I the best places to watch a game. From purely a design element, all but tiger stadium are considered some of the best looking stadiums in the nation. Even tiger stadium doesnt look that bad with recent upgrades But I guess it's relative to the beholder. I left the south zone as one deck as a base for future expansion. As awesome as it would be to have a 110+ capacity stadium, right now, there isn't quite the demand to fill up on a regular basis. That will come with university growth and winning once the newness of the sec wears off. Righ now, however, I think it's just too much for the current demand.

-I did not think the domes would get this big of a response. I wanted something architecturally unique to Kyle that linked it with other landmarks on campus, namely academic building for the domes. I feel the general response is that they are uneseccessary, so I'll take them out with the next render.

-with the parking lot, I think it would be great to bring more tailgating closer to the stadium, which is why I expanded freedom park. I didn't show the existing parking next to the Reed building, but with the impending demolition of g. Rolly more parking could be added in its place to relieve the loss of parking in the west.

I'm not quite sure I follow some of the thoughts on expansion of the suites. My render nearly doubles the amount of suites having them wrap around to east stands. I understand they are the moneymaker as opposed to normal tickets, but I'm not quite sure where to add them. I'll see what I can do, but I dot want to place them between 1st and 2nd deck as some have stated, as that would be a single, wrap around concourse. I do have some Ideas for the interior of the suites that I can hopefully get up soon.

I appreciate the comments and I'll try to make some changes and get something up soon for y'all, but it may be awhile. I'm about to lose a lot of my free time.

ETA: thanks nowitchoke and garlandag for posting pictures.

Edited again to add: it's not clear in the pictures, but spirit of '02 is on the field nestled towards the south east field level entrance. I thought about putting it on a platform in the south endzone, but without a sound wall, or handing everyone in the section ear plugs, I'm not sure how safe that would be.
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Howitzer goes inside stadium!!!!!!!!!

I have heard we need at least 3 to 4 times more suites and at least 3 to 4 times more "Zone club" type seats like the 8 or 10 row section that is covered in the Zone and similar to Reliant and other pro venues. This is where the major cash flow comes from for games and there is a very large waiting list for this. I still think with clubs and suites and required wider seats, the only way you get it to over 100,000 seats is it to be a large bowl type structure. Populous will cover all of these types of options.

Put the cannon inside, make the letters maroon. I dont mind the off balanced look, i like that you kept the vertical feel of the sides. Thats probably the most recognizable aspect of Kyle today.

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I love the view from the zone, you can see the whole game develop. But maybe thats just me

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I feel like the stands aren't very fan friendly, they look like giant slides! Are there going to be seat belts?

Forrealdoe, that's tight. Hopefully the new Kyle looks this beautiful or more. Well done sir.

I think you nailed the concept we'll eventually land on. I have to believe that Olson's "keep the core" approach will be where we end up with Kyle. There are finite funds and therefore some finite possibilities...

There's a giant dick between the words 'kyle' and 'field.' Why?







j/k of course, good work!

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I love the arches on the exterior. It calls back to the original stadium.

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There's a giant dick between the words 'kyle' and 'field.' Why?

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i lol'd

Very nice

I like that you made the top deck of the zone into a giant slide. When the game get's dull it will be great fun to train the binocs on that area and watch all the cheap-seaters slippin' and a slidin'!

Wait a minute, there aren't any seats AT ALL! What are you trying to pull off?!



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waffle house or gtfo