2012 Dynamo Stadium

[Jntg4]

 

[giaco]

We'll see what it looks like when it's built--IF it gets built.

The rennovations to PGE in Portland and the new waterSporting KC stadium look pretty good--I'll see them upclose this year and let y'all know.

RBA is a nice lookings stadium, but it was not well built.

 

[Jntg4]

It looks pretty cool, I'm not going to lie.

 

[zack54attack]

Uhhhh WOW!

 

[Jntg4]

Uhhhh WOW!

:yep:

 

[giaco]

Yeah, like I said, the RENDERINGS are pretty cool. Let's see what gets built. Beside that, you have to look at the progression of stadium architecture as it stands. Crew stadium was the first SSS (soccer specific stadium) in the country (in the MLS era) and it looks like a high school American football stadium made of pop cans. The subsequent waves of stadiums were designed to be nice, but didn't really have the feeling of their own unique identity. When Toyota Park was built, it was really the first installment for the 2.0 model of US SSS's. It has areas for VAST improvement, but all in all, it is a decent space--but it really doesn't feel as though it is as futuristic as many of the other places that have been built (RBA/KC's new stadium)--which I'll consider MLS SSS 3.0.
Those 3.0 stadiums were/are a departure from the American stadium model and looked to international stadium architecture as the basis for the models--then they looked for ways to reduce cost, as here in this country the budget for such stadiums is not limitless--and in many places a bit hard to come by, if I'm completely honest. While MLS is growing in a business (as well as sporting) sense, it is nowhere near the stability level to do these futuristic-looking stadiums at the actual cost required to make them truely top-notch. RBA looks good, but it is not as nice as you'd think from the way it looks--imagine a lexus built with kia parts.....it isn't a far cry.

I hope that Houston and other teams are able to build (and maintain) the stadiums of their dreams, it means the league is that much more of the American sporting landscape. So while I may not like their team, FO, or supporters, I look forward to a more viable league in the future. I also look forward to a new Fire stadium that could be built closer to the city, public transit, and a fanbase that would fill the stadium each and every home game.

Oh, one place that is going to really look cool will be the marriage of old and new in the new PGE Park (although I don't know if they will retain the name). that's where the Portland Timber's play. It was a wonderful old stadium that was multi-use--and that meant that it wasn't the most ideal for viewing a soccer match, but it had charm and character that really made it cozy. I hope they are able to maintain that in the new remodel.

 

[Jntg4]

Yeah, like I said, the RENDERINGS are pretty cool. Let's see what gets built. Beside that, you have to look at the progression of stadium architecture as it stands. Crew stadium was the first SSS (soccer specific stadium) in the country (in the MLS era) and it looks like a high school American football stadium made of pop cans. The subsequent waves of stadiums were designed to be nice, but didn't really have the feeling of their own unique identity. When Toyota Park was built, it was really the first installment for the 2.0 model of US SSS's. It has areas for VAST improvement, but all in all, it is a decent space--but it really doesn't feel as though it is as futuristic as many of the other places that have been built (RBA/KC's new stadium)--which I'll consider MLS SSS 3.0.
Those 3.0 stadiums were/are a departure from the American stadium model and looked to international stadium architecture as the basis for the models--then they looked for ways to reduce cost, as here in this country the budget for such stadiums is not limitless--and in many places a bit hard to come by, if I'm completely honest. While MLS is growing in a business (as well as sporting) sense, it is nowhere near the stability level to do these futuristic-looking stadiums at the actual cost required to make them truely top-notch. RBA looks good, but it is not as nice as you'd think from the way it looks--imagine a lexus built with kia parts.....it isn't a far cry.

I hope that Houston and other teams are able to build (and maintain) the stadiums of their dreams, it means the league is that much more of the American sporting landscape. So while I may not like their team, FO, or supporters, I look forward to a more viable league in the future. I also look forward to a new Fire stadium that could be built closer to the city, public transit, and a fanbase that would fill the stadium each and every home game.

Oh, one place that is going to really look cool will be the marriage of old and new in the new PGE Park (although I don't know if they will retain the name). that's where the Portland Timber's play. It was a wonderful old stadium that was multi-use--and that meant that it wasn't the most ideal for viewing a soccer match, but it had charm and character that really made it cozy. I hope they are able to maintain that in the new remodel.

Ya, but for now, we just have the renderings, and they look cool. If it doesn't turn out, then oh well, I guess. :shrug:

 

[Chi-Fire]

It seems like a lot of MLS teams are getting new stadiums
the fires is nice but i wish it was a little bigger and had a different name than toyota

 

[Jntg4]

It seems like a lot of MLS teams are getting new stadiums
the fires is nice but i wish it was a little bigger and had a different name than toyota

They could expand the stadium if they wanted too. But it isn't necessary right now IMO.

 

[Chi-Fire]

they should on the oppiste side of section 8 but im not mad its a really nice stadium
NICEST IN CHICAGO and the newest wait wat does IMO mean again

 

[Jntg4]

they should on the oppiste side of section 8 but im not mad its a really nice stadium
NICEST IN CHICAGO and the newest wait wat does IMO mean again

In My Opinion

 

[tonyni]

they should on the oppiste side of section 8 but im not mad its a really nice stadium
NICEST IN CHICAGO and the newest wait wat does IMO mean again

The opposite side of the Harlem End (section 8) is the stage. They're not going to get rid of that. The most we would see on that end is the return of the "Beckham bleachers" on a game by game basis.

And it doesn't need to be expanded anyways, at least not until we can fill the place on a regular basis, which doesn't happen except for playoff games or when big names come to town.

So lets change that. Invite your friends, convert the non-believers.

Spread the word. SPREAD IT!