I think this is another example of a nice looking stadium: It is the Texas Bobcats Stadium (below): The first part of this stadium was built in 1981 (the two sidelines - brown color). The endzone section is a new proposed addition which will add 14,000 seats and cost $32 million dollars (about $2,300 per seat cost).
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I think that the double sideline stands on the left side of the picture (dark brown) is about as inexpensive as is possible. The concessions and washrooms are built outside the stands instead of under the stands. This makes the stands very simple and provides more room under the stands for spectator circulation. It also reduces the cost of stadium exit doors and other fire safety measures that wouldn't be required with an open space under the stands. This configuration could be considered for both sidelines but have a partial roof, and possibly some media space and club suites under one and eventually both sideline stands as required.
The sideline sections are somewhat similar to the Events Nova Scotia design but extend up higher and have more rows in the lower sunken bowl. One side of the Events Nova Scotia design will be quite expensive with various levels of space under one sideline stand. A possibility would be to build it larger but simpler as is the case of the left sideline section (above) of the Texas Bobcat stadium. It might save money to have the changerooms and media space in a separate but integrated building.
This is the Events Nova Scotia design. It is a good start, if they would just be a bit more ambitious and have about 20 rows in both the lower and upper tiers (40 rows total). And eventually have similar stands on both sides. PS: Actually it would be cheaper to have a simpler design on the other side without all the interior space (as in the left-hand sidelines in the Texas Bobcats Stadium - as illustrated above). It could still look consistent with the rest of the stadium by having the actual seat layout the same.
