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[nomarandlee]

- The stadium is much better in these colored, detailed updates, unsurprisingly.
- While not a forward design that I'd like to see attempted, I like the overall design well enough. I agree that it seems a solid, if unspectacular, marriage of historic Chicago warehouse and modernist box architecture. It would be nice if somehow the windows were sliding windows so that there could be some good airflow on hotter summer days.
- Not having more of the north end opened up for views of the skyline seems like a wasted opportunity. Yes, MLS and its fans want to ape about the mother Euro leagues, including the wrap-around stands, but it is still a wasted opportunity.
- The released renders are confusing and inconsistent. In some, it seems like there is a north end parking lot (hopefully not). In some, there seems to be a cool west side double-deck restaurant/food eatery. In others, it's just a fenced-in lawn?