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Originally Posted by fenwick16
This was posted in the "CFL in the Maritimes" thread of the Atlantic Provinces section ( http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...153061&page=11 ). This is the sort of stadium and price that I had in mind for Halifax. The proposed Blue Bombers Stadium is nicer but about twice the price. The new stadium in Akron is called the Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium and there is information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summa_F...Cision_Stadium . It was built for 61.6 million US dollars and has bench type seating with a capacity of 30,000. The end zones are open which would allow for temporary seating for a Grey Cup. It appears as though the first tier of seating is sunken which would reduce the construction cost. The end zones are simply a grassy knoll.
Just imagine this at the site north of the Halifax Forum. |
This type of stadium is ideal for Halifax. The north end of DC would be a good location and if DND would be willing to do a land swap, Willow Park would be perfect. No buildings worth saving, central and lots of space.
I think condominiums could be part of the stadium structure. Much like High Rise II at SMU overlooks Huskies Stadium you could have a similar building being part of the stadium structure. May as well add a hotel to the mix.