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re: Explain the hate for the PMAC, because I don't get it...
Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:41 am to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:41 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Am I the only person who actually sort of appreciates the exterior architectural aesthetic of the PMAC?
Architects were just prepping for Tomorrow-world at the Louisiana Disney World.
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Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:49 am to Golfer
I may be in the minority but I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Actually I think the inside is pretty nice. 
Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:49 am to TigersOfGeauxld
PMAC is special to me. I watched some great teams play there in the 80's and 90's (to include Shaq) and walked the stage in the PMAC to get my degree. I'm sure it will be replaced one day but I don't look forward to it.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:53 am to TigersOfGeauxld
too dark
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:36 am to GeorgeReymond
quote:
we currently subsidize our basketball program through our football program
Only if you're including women's basketball, which loses money almost everywhere except Tennessee and Connecticut. Men's basketball can stand on its own, even as bad as attendance has been the past few years.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:40 am to SpqrTiger
quote:right, anyone that can buy a suite will get sideline tickets instead of a suite.
Suites would offer nothing to enhance the experience of the average fan.
The only thing it would do is increase some revenue. Honestly, I'm not even sure LSU could sell basketball suites. If I had the money, I wouldn't buy one. And I love LSU sports.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:42 am to LagdonCG
quote:Middleton needs to be torn down to open the quad back up.
The biggest complaint about the PMAC when it was being constructed was the architectural design. LSU build two monstrosities that have nothing in common with the rest of the campus, the PMAC and the Student Union. And now we have three having just added the futuristic Alex Box Version Two.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:44 am to CarRamrod
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Middleton needs to be torn down to open the quad back up.
Much worse an architectural monstrosity than the two examples listed above (union or PMAC).
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:44 am to Y.A. Tittle
quote:the same people that say they hate the PMAC love the Super Dome. Odd dont you think.
quote:
The design and exterior are outdated, no question.
Am I the only person who actually sort of appreciates the exterior architectural aesthetic of the PMAC?
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:47 am to CarRamrod
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the same people that say they hate the PMAC love the Super Dome. Odd dont you think.
I like both. I'm good with the fact that each's look is rather true to their era of construction and not some sort of faux old look that you see so often in things constructed afterward.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:48 am to CarRamrod
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the same people that say they hate the PMAC love the Super Dome. Odd dont you think.
Well for starters the Superdome was an architectural and engineering feat for its time period. Also, the Superdome is part of a modern skyline. Not a historic campus with Italian Renaissance designs.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:48 am to LagdonCG
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LSU build two monstrosities that have nothing in common with the rest of the campus, the PMAC and Middleton Library.
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Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:48 am to Y.A. Tittle
quote:yep, LSU has swung and missed on most new buildings they have put up.
Much worse an architectural monstrosity than the two examples listed above (union or PMAC).
Middleton, Why the hell would you put a square ugly building in the middle of the center of your academics?
CEBA, looks like a government building.
The New Business center, Tried to go futuristic with the classic undertones and i believe the missed no matter how nice it is on the inside. Those wood shade windows on the side are like 10k a piece. Talk about a waste of money.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:51 am to Alt26
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The design and exterior are outdated
What does this even mean???
...Especially on a campus dominated by Italian Renaissance architecture.
"Outdated"?
Please explain this.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:51 am to Golfer
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Not a historic campus with Italian Renaissance designs.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:51 am to Golfer
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Not a historic campus with Italian Renaissance designs.
This seems to be the common complaint for the PMAC, but nothing really around there had that design when it was built. Not Tiger Stadium, not the old Gym Armory, not the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. I'm not sure wouldn't look sillier if they had tried to give it some weird faux Italian REnaissance aesthetic in its design.
ETA, I actually think my point is proven by how silly some of the stuff built in recent years with the faux renaissance architecture in the area looks. See, e.g., that dumbass Athletic Administration building in the middle of the Tiger Stadium parking lot.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 11:08 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:52 am to TigersOfGeauxld
If they would take down those damn ugly purple windows with shite on em it would look 1000% better.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:54 am to CarRamrod
LSU's campus is Italian Ren...
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:57 am to Golfer
quote:Then why does 80% of the buildings have Spanish tiles? This is a serious question, While can see some Italian in it, It is also very close to being spanish.
LSU's campus is Italian Ren...
Google Italian Renaissance
Spanish Colonial
look at those 2 links and tell when what does LSU look like more.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 11:02 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:00 am to CarRamrod
Go take a look at the skylines of Rome and Florence.
Olmsted Group designed it to be an Italian Renaissance campus.
Olmsted Group designed it to be an Italian Renaissance campus.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 11:01 am
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