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re: Tiger Stadium Construction Update 06/11/14
Posted on 6/12/14 at 2:34 pm to WITNESS23
Posted on 6/12/14 at 2:34 pm to WITNESS23
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Exactly. If the corners were a better option then more stadiums would have corner screens instead of one big one.
Maybe they all have one big one because they want to say that they have the biggest so they blow their wads on the biggest one on each side that they can manage to get. That's what we usually hear about... the size of the jumbotron.
-- If the two board scheme for each side is so screwed up view wise then why did they do it for the expansion? With the cash that they've thrown at this job, I would think that the best (relative to our rival's stadiums) electronics would have been covered pretty well.
It seems like having two boards on each side would give you two options as opposed to either the board behind you or the one on the other side of the stadium. Four boards seems like a better option to me and I don't see why they wouldn't look just as good as one big one if done well. The only thing that would be missing IMO is the cool look from outside on the back of the board with "LSU" on it. I always thought that that looked pretty good and I wonder what will be on the backs of the two new ones if they are visible from outside.
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Posted on 6/12/14 at 2:44 pm to Dick Macho
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If the two board scheme for each side is so screwed up view wise then why did they do it for the expansion?
Because the two boards put together still aren't as big and the big screen and that board has things on it like the score, time remaining, TOs left, etc. Not to mention all the glorious ads. Do you really want LSU to only have 4 smaller screens to distribute all of their ads on? frick that.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 6:33 pm to WITNESS23
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Have you seen it IRL? They are not the same color.
Not going to worry about this until we see more. The next week's posting of Construction Update photos should tell us a lot more about how the final product will look.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 6:34 pm to GeorgeReymond
Would bang.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 6:36 pm to Jefferson Davis
Between these...
...and this...
...we'll be ok, as far as video boards. This season should see a lot less adds on the screens.
...and this...
...we'll be ok, as far as video boards. This season should see a lot less adds on the screens.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 6:59 pm to Samso
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Architecture grad student here, stuff like this is overlooked way too much. I understand why, but there is certainly more appealing alternatives to this. For one, they could have at least designed the drain locations to align flushed with the cantilevering concrete beams. On top of that they could have also created a metallic cover that cradled the pipe and provided for a more aesthetically pleasing connection to the concrete above/on the side.
This just reeks of captain hindsight
It's called constructive criticism. There is a lot of it in architecture.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:43 pm to LSU2a
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It's called constructive criticism. There is a lot of it in architecture.
ISWYDT
Posted on 6/12/14 at 9:46 pm to LSU2a
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It's called constructive criticism. There is a lot of it in architecture.
Then you won't mind me telling you that with your expertise you should have noticed A) the blue protective covering for a possible covering for the pipe to attach, B) the redundant use of elbows in the pipe to allow for a cover to be placed, and C) the other picture showing how it will look when it's completed.
/end constructive criticism
Posted on 6/13/14 at 2:16 am to Golfer
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Yes. One is in full direct sun and the other is shaded.
^This. And for those who still question whether all the windows have been replaced...
This post was edited on 6/13/14 at 3:00 am
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:10 am to Dick Macho
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Dick Macho
have you ever seen tiger stadium before?
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:12 am to TigersOfGeauxld
I sure as hell wish we were baptizing this new addition with a home opener against Wisconsin. Atmosphere would have been electric.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:26 am to Geauxld Finger
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something different than having a fricking black drain pipe running next to my corporate suite, directly next to my seats. no i don't own the suite but i sure as shite wouldn't want that there if i did. i'm in the design field. there are always solutions to problems like this. this is a half assed cheap resolution to a problem
Then I wouldn't want you designing anything for me. Are you in graphic design?
This is solid wall, concrete construction. There is no other way to run that line without jeopardizing the stregnth and integrity of the structure. Yes, I am an engineer...14 years.
Go back to work now interior designer...
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:31 am to MC5601
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Instead of building blocks made out of cinder they could have added one extra level above the stadium club to alleviate the eye sore.
Yeah, 'cause that wouldn't have affected the budget at all
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:41 am to LSU2a
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For one, they could have at least designed the drain locations to align flushed with the cantilevering concrete beams.
This is common "fix" that we get all the time from architects. Problem is that it doesn't consider the volume of water being drained and the velocities needed to accomplish the drainage. In order to get enough water out at a high enough rate, it is likely that the pipe had to be at a greater slope than what was allowed by the following the slope of the beams. Also, the fall or distance between the pipe and the beams above is very likely due to the fact that a short sweep 90-fitting would have increased the friction factor too much, again negating the ability of the system to drain properly.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 11:12 am to Chicot
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Then I wouldn't want you designing anything for me. Are you in graphic design? This is solid wall, concrete construction. There is no other way to run that line without jeopardizing the stregnth and integrity of the structure. Yes, I am an engineer...14 years. Go back to work now interior designer...
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Yeah, 'cause that wouldn't have affected the budget at all
Sounds like someone was part of the design team. If you are going to spend 20 million on a project you can budget a wall one more level up to make the project look decent.Posted on 6/13/14 at 11:23 am to BillyBobfan24_7
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This post was edited on 7/6/14 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 6/13/14 at 11:42 am to Raw Oyster
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Raw Oyster
Member since Jun 2014
4 posts
STFU alter.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 12:21 pm to Raw Oyster
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Our resident architect is going to be in for a rude awakening if he ever makes it out in the real world.
that most builders can't stand architects. i know all my buddies in that business hate them.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 1:12 pm to lsufball19
Several years ago they would hang banners alongside the east side, each for an SEC championship if I recall correctly. I haven't seen those in a long time, but they still have the hanging structure for each one (which is visible in some of the pics). I wish they would put those back up.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 1:23 pm to TigerNlc
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Sounds like someone was part of the design team. If you are going to spend 20 million on a project you can budget a wall one more level up to make the project look decent.
20 million? Do you have any idea how much the expansion costs? It's a lot more than 20 million. More like 80.
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