HOUSTON - New Robertson Stadium (40,000)

[CougarRed]

Another drawing. I like how close the stands are to the field. It looks about as close as you can get.

[JJG]

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That's INCREDIBLE!

[RMB2007]

What's this, an American college stadium that doesn't feature a brick facade, but instead opts for something more modern. Miracles do happen. In saying that, I'm not sure I actually like the design. It looks kinda cheap, whilst the internal bowl is all over the shop.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by RMB2007

What's this, an American college stadium that doesn't feature a brick facade, but instead opts for something more modern. Miracles do happen. In saying that, I'm not sure I actually like the design. It looks kinda cheap, whilst the internal bowl is all over the shop.

I'm guessing they wanted to get away from the Art Deco style (the basketball facility will get a facelift as well, and it will be more modern).

The city of Houston has a lot of great architecture, but everything is getting more modern now. Robertson will follow...

[Wenni]

Some news about this:

HOUSTON COUGAR'S HOMEPAGE (Nov. 12, 2012) – Conference USA and Fox Sports Net announced Monday that Houston’s final game in Robertson Stadium vs. Tulane will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 24. Following the conclusion of the season, the 70-year old stadium will be torn down and replaced with a state-of-the-art on-campus stadium set for play in the 2014 season.

Details about the latest developments on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hou...ougars_Stadium

[Dale]

Sweet-looking stadium, but the Cougers are so bad this year they may as well take 2013 off.

[will101]

That raises a good point. Assuming that the team does not take 2013 off, where will they play?

[JJG]

Originally Posted by will101

That raises a good point. Assuming that the team does not take 2013 off, where will they play?

This place:



It wont happen, but you also have the added option of THIS place as well:


Oh, the advantages of being an FBS school in the 4th largest city in America, AND being in Texas...


(BTW, how many threads are there on the new U of H stadium in this forum?)

[Dale]

Texas has or is building the best-looking college football stadiums in America.

[JJG]

I think we need a merger here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1150669

[CougarRed]

NT

[JJG]

Originally Posted by CougarRed

This thread has old/outdated/sparce info. All the latest info/renderings have been posted in this 4-page thread.

I already mentioned it.

Should be merged at some point...

[RMB2007]

The best mod to ask when something needs changing is sercan:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member...oster&t=528206

[JJG]

There we go.

[CougarRed]

Per a school press release today, Stadium construction will begin December 2 with fencing of the project. From December 2 to December 9 as the fencing is completed, the demolition firm will strip the stadium in preparation for demolition. Demolition itself will commence on December 10 and should last 6-8 weeks. A stadium webcam has been set up for fans to follow the action.

Mods: this thread needs to be moved to the "Under Construction" board by December 10 at the latest. Thanks.

Here is the Stadium Webcam

[BoulderGrad]

Originally Posted by CougarRed

Per a school press release today, Stadium construction will begin December 2 with fencing of the project. From December 2 to December 9 as the fencing is completed, the demolition firm will strip the stadium in preparation for demolition. Demolition itself will commence on December 10 and should last 6-8 weeks. A stadium webcam has been set up for fans to follow the action.

Mods: this thread needs to be moved to the "Under Construction" board by December 10 at the latest. Thanks.

Demolition and construction not same things

[JJG]

Originally Posted by BoulderGrad

Demolition and construction not same things

We should wait til mid January to label it "Construction".

[CougarRed]

Originally Posted by BoulderGrad

Demolition and construction not same things

They are when you are building a new stadium on the site of an old stadium you are tearing down.

In this case, demolition is "breaking ground" on the construction of the new stadium.

[BoulderGrad]

Originally Posted by CougarRed

They are when you are building a new stadium on the site of an old stadium you are tearing down.

In this case, demolition is "breaking ground" on the construction of the new stadium.

The Earthquakes tore down the buildings on the site of their new stadium more than a year before their record "Ground Breaking":

March 3, 2011
http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/20...on-fmc-factory

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes took a major step toward the construction of a new home by starting the demolition of the FMC factory on the site of their proposed new stadium. The team marked the occasion with a demolition event at the site on Thursday afternoon.

Oct 21, 2012
http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/20...ndbreaking-day

[CougarRed]

Originally Posted by BoulderGrad

The Earthquakes tore down the buildings on the site of their new stadium more than a year before their record "Ground Breaking":

March 3, 2011
http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/20...on-fmc-factory

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes took a major step toward the construction of a new home by starting the demolition of the FMC factory on the site of their proposed new stadium. The team marked the occasion with a demolition event at the site on Thursday afternoon.

Oct 21, 2012
http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/20...ndbreaking-day

I don't understand. What does that have to do with tearing down your existing stadium to build a new one on the same site? Like Stanford did a few years ago. Does anyone really dispute that when the Bulldozers came out at the end of the last Stanford home game, that wasn't the start of the construction of the new stadium?