Stadiums and Arenas of Canada part 2

[thefourthtower]

Originally Posted by Migs

Looks identical to me.

That cladding is embarrassing it should of been glass awful I say

[Oilkountry]

screens underneath

[snowmobile]

No one calls a bin a grain silo - it's granary or grain bin. Silos are for dairy cows.

[Horus]

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

MORE SKYDOME UPGRADES AHEAD

With the naming of new club president Mark Shapiro, talk of future upgrades to Skydome have begun via Stephen Brooks (Jays' Senior VP of Business Operations).

Some highlights as reported by John Lott from the National Post:
*dirt infield (2016)
*natural grass (2018) - 'the wild-card project' as stated by Brooks
*roof membrane to be replaced - may be translucent
*rails used to retract roof to be repaired - will allow roof to open in cooler weather
*all seats replaced; suites upgraded
*Hard Rock Cafe to be renovated as a 'large group area'
*concessions upgraded
*plaza area to be renovated

A little vague. My hope is that, when all is said and done, it's a 'good' baseball park. We shall see...

National Post article.

Putting in a full dirt infield is an immediate upgrade and will help tremendously in the short term. Not only will it look better, it will help mitigate the concerns about the durability of players like Tulowitzki and Travis (if he ever comes back...). It could also help the team batting average as a lot of ground balls are presently slowed just enough by the turf to turn singles into outs.

I'm a little more skeptical of the concept of a translucent roof. There's a long history of problems in MLB with domed stadium roofs causing problems for players to track and effectively play fly balls. The (late) Astrodome and Metrodome were especially notorious for this IIRC. There's no question that natural light would be preferred and would certainly help brighten the place up, but if it starts to comically disrupt the ability of the players to perform, it won't be worth itl

[king10]

Originally Posted by osmo

Dump the Hard Rock, its a dated brand that has never had any quality, get something that will attract the now younger crowd that goes to the games now.

Hard Rock has been closed for years now. The space has sat empty.

Im all for the translucent roof. But currently the roof structure has hundreds of steel trusses forming the underside of the structure. That would cause tons of shadows. They may have to replace the entire roof structure, not just the paneling.

This also caught my eye and was to be expected. The seats at Rogers Centre are quite narrow, and recent renos and BC Place and Commonwealth replaced the seats with wider versions cutting down capacity by a similar number. Capacity would be around 43 to 45 000.

•All stadium seats will be replaced. That project has also begun. Brooks said it may involve making the seats larger, which could result in the loss of 2,000 to 3,000 seats.

Also glad the rusted out stadium awning outside the stadium is getting taken care of.

replacement of the exterior stadium awning

No mention of addressing the concrete façade though.

PS. ACC videoboard looks great. Really glad they went with that version and not the long rectangular one seen in the states. The new ACC board is the perfect size.

[Horus]

Originally Posted by king10

But currently the roof structure has hundreds of steel trusses forming the underside of the structure. That would cause tons of shadows. They may have to replace the entire roof structure, not just the paneling.

That would be a massive undertaking (and expense) to fully replace the roof structure. I'm not sure something like that would be in the plans as that would have to require a full closure of the facility for the duration of the construction - and it's not work that could be done in the winter.

[Oilkountry]

Originally Posted by Horus

Putting in a full dirt infield is an immediate upgrade and will help tremendously in the short term. Not only will it look better, it will help mitigate the concerns about the durability of players like Tulowitzki and Travis (if he ever comes back...). It could also help the team batting average as a lot of ground balls are presently slowed just enough by the turf to turn singles into outs.

I'm a little more skeptical of the concept of a translucent roof. There's a long history of problems in MLB with domed stadium roofs causing problems for players to track and effectively play fly balls. The (late) Astrodome and Metrodome were especially notorious for this IIRC. There's no question that natural light would be preferred and would certainly help brighten the place up, but if it starts to comically disrupt the ability of the players to perform, it won't be worth itl

technology has probably advanced enough that they have a product available that will let light in while still being playable

[oiler-dude]

Originally Posted by Oilkountry

screens underneath

I don't see the reason the Leafs (and Jets, for that matter) put that logo installation in the middle of the jumbotron. Unless the thing comes flying out the bottom after goals, you can't even see it? Pointless.

Or am I missing something here?

[osmo]

Originally Posted by Horus

Putting in a full dirt infield is an immediate upgrade and will help tremendously in the short term. Not only will it look better, it will help mitigate the concerns about the durability of players like Tulowitzki and Travis (if he ever comes back...). It could also help the team batting average as a lot of ground balls are presently slowed just enough by the turf to turn singles into outs.

I'm a little more skeptical of the concept of a translucent roof. There's a long history of problems in MLB with domed stadium roofs causing problems for players to track and effectively play fly balls. The (late) Astrodome and Metrodome were especially notorious for this IIRC. There's no question that natural light would be preferred and would certainly help brighten the place up, but if it starts to comically disrupt the ability of the players to perform, it won't be worth itl

Translucent roof would be for looks more so then function for the grass. They will have to use grow lights or a combo where the roof is open any sunny day of the non winter year and lights, a translucent roof couldn't get the job done. It would be better for the fan experience which is why you do it.

[snowmobile]

http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5822440-milton-toronto-argonauts-may-yet-call-hamilton-home/

My preferences for the games:

TD Waterhouse Stadium, London
Richardson Stadium, Kingston
Moncton Stadium
THF
Alumni Stadium, Guelph
Huskies Stadium, Halifax

[MonctonRad]

While I would love to see a fourth CFL game at the Moncton Stadium, it's just too hard to imagine that the Argos would range that far afield if they become homeless due to the Blue Jays playoff run. The notice would just be too short and the logistics would be nightmarish I'm sure.......

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by king10

From the most recent renderings you can tell pretty clearly that the exterior facade is part corrugated tin and part translucent material.

The current pictures represent the parts of the rendering that were always suppoed to be corrugated tin. So I would still expect the empty spots to be translucent as per the rending.

Edit: here you can see the glass and metal courtesy of homer a few pages back

Even in the final renders of IGF, there were parts that looked transluscent, just like in this. They ended up just being metal with tons of small holes in them (on the ramps, at the gates).

[esquire]

Originally Posted by snowmobile

http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5822440-milton-toronto-argonauts-may-yet-call-hamilton-home/

My preferences for the games:

TD Waterhouse Stadium, London
Richardson Stadium, Kingston
Moncton Stadium
THF
Alumni Stadium, Guelph
Huskies Stadium, Halifax

It's unbelievable that in a city of Toronto's size, there is only one place even remotely suited to hosting a pro football game.

I guess next year there will be two.

[SkydivePilot]

The Regina stadium is now 54% complete. All 'downhill' now!!!

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by esquire

It's unbelievable that in a city of Toronto's size, there is only one place even remotely suited to hosting a pro football game.

I guess next year there will be two.

Is there a reason why they can't use Varsity Stadium? It's at least in Toronto..

[esquire]

Originally Posted by JHikka

Is there a reason why they can't use Varsity Stadium? It's at least in Toronto..

I don't think it's available... and besides, it's tiny. It can't even accommodate the season ticket holders. The previous version of Varsity Stadium could have worked, though...

[cjones2451]

Originally Posted by esquire

I don't think it's available... and besides, it's tiny. It can't even accommodate the season ticket holders. The previous version of Varsity Stadium could have worked, though...

I guess the Pan Am Temp seating is not there anymore?

[esquire]

^ Are you thinking of York University?

[Oilkountry]

Originally Posted by king10

Hard Rock has been closed for years now. The space has sat empty.

Im all for the translucent roof. But currently the roof structure has hundreds of steel trusses forming the underside of the structure. That would cause tons of shadows. They may have to replace the entire roof structure, not just the paneling.

This also caught my eye and was to be expected. The seats at Rogers Centre are quite narrow, and recent renos and BC Place and Commonwealth replaced the seats with wider versions cutting down capacity by a similar number. Capacity would be around 43 to 45 000.

•All stadium seats will be replaced. That project has also begun. Brooks said it may involve making the seats larger, which could result in the loss of 2,000 to 3,000 seats.

Also glad the rusted out stadium awning outside the stadium is getting taken care of.

replacement of the exterior stadium awning

No mention of addressing the concrete façade though.

PS. ACC videoboard looks great. Really glad they went with that version and not the long rectangular one seen in the states. The new ACC board is the perfect size.

I don't think it would create much for shadows. This would be defused light which becomes unidirectional light to a point

[cjones2451]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ Are you thinking of York University?

Yes I am