re: Tiger Stadium Construction Update 4/8/14

Well, it just seems that the elevator tower could've been designed to take on the same look as the exterior of the expansion with arched windows and stuff. I'm not complaining because I think the whole thing is incredible...anxious to see the finished product...

I agree, but my one complaint is the west side. Why no arches or anything to look like the rest of the stadium? I hate that

Taco Bell doesn't take $100's!

I've never been on the woe is the west side bandwagon. I've always thought it could be worse but its just breaks character from the rest of the stadium.



Everywhere else, they've made a point of no brick. Just the concrete behemoth look. So why go with tanish brick on the west side?. I've always thought maybe a darker contrasting concrete would look good. And lose the sunshades of course.

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TigersOfGeauxld
Tiger Stadium Construction Update 4/8/14

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the west side truly is bad. maybe one day they do something to make it at least look respectable.


If they were going to do something to the west, they may as well do the same thing to the east side as well.

At this point, the smart thing to do is put up a facade on both the east and west sides to match either the north end zone or the south.

IMHO, it would make the most sense to carry the look of the new SEZ expansion northward.

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I look at it this way, how many 100,000+ "original" stadiums with consistent design all the way around and up and down still exist?
To my knowledge, only two: The Rose Bowl and Michigan Stadium. MAYBE the Coliseum.

But DV is not the only college stadium (or any stadium FTM) that has been added on to and renovated numerous times and is not really a uniform design.

Beaver - Penn State - No. It's hideous
Ohio Stadium - No.It's a horseshoe (albeit nice)
Neyland - No. It's an erector set.
Alabama - No. It's a toilet. (Although the upper decks are pretty consistent.)
Texas - No.
A&M - Please
Florida - No
Georgia - No, but looks nice aesthetically
South Carolina - No, but ditto.
Oregon - too small
Notre Dame - No, but does look alright.

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i dont really care about the east side. its hidden.

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If you carried the look forward from the SEZ, it wouldn't be hidden. It would be highly visible across the campus, and even across the lakes.

Imagine seeing those arches rising above the treeline...with lit-up letters proclaiming "LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERISTY" above them.

Talk about an iconic look.

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Is there even room on the east side to do anything? Even if there were, most of it is covered up by buildings sitting so close to it. I do agree that the East is the worst looking side but its also the least visible

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Again, we would just be talking about a facade, similar to this at UCF's Brighthouse Network Stadium:



And the east side isn't as invisible as people like to think...

Yeah thats pretty bad. I guess most of it could be cleaned up with some sort of facade.

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i mean that shot is from a helicopter.

For the most part wherever you are on campus the most you can see is the upper deck itself.

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Here's another high-angle pic:



I get what you're saying, I just don't see the point of half-assing it. If the west side is going to get a new look, I'd prefer to match that same look to the east as well. All I'm saying.

And imagine these same kind of lit-up arches with lettering above them rising above the trees on the east side of the stadium...



Think about how these same pics would look with a facade featuring arches.

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I see some legos

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Typical banter from a Wisconsin drunk.