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Heck of an attempt to put lipstick on that pig, Fitch. It looks terrible and it should have been torn down.
The two realities of construction are Budget and Schedule, neither of which would have been met had they elected to tear down the the east side decks. And aside from budget and schedule, the resulting reduction in student seats would have been permanent, and it may have ended up being more than just the 4,000 they lose by complying with ADA. They would have had to sell more seats and suites to pay for it, so that permanent reduction in student seating might have ended up being closer to 10,000.
For what it's worth, most of the buildings on the campus are pretty awful looking. should we just tear them down and start over, too?