CANADA - Stadium and Arena Development News

[binnysahota]

Canadian Arenas- The worlds best!

[binnysahota]

the saddledome!






air canada centre!

[binnysahota]

bc place stadium

[Rapid]

I wouldn't say the world's best, but there nice too.

[DrJoe]

well the arena's are among the best, are stadiums arent...the US is the only other country that has a set of ARENA's as good as Canada's.

[cinosanap]

Originally Posted by DrJoe

well the arena's are among the best, are stadiums arent...the US is the only other country that has a set of ARENA's as good as Canada's.

what are you on about, north american arenas are big but they look really ugly. west european countries, japan & south korea are all way better than canada or the usa's arenas

[mrtocsin]

That is a very nice Rounders stadium you posted. Which team plays there?

[rantanamo]

Originally Posted by cinosanap

what are you on about, north american arenas are big but they look really ugly. west european countries, japan & south korea are all way better than canada or the usa's arenas

o really? We are talking about basketball/hockey venues, right? Or should Soldier Field, Lambeau, Paul Brown, Reliant, etc be thrown in the mix. If so, that's another discussion that already has a huge thread. I think the conclusion was, Europe and Asia focus on modern exterior design, with more ordinary bowls for most. North American have much more posh interiors with tons more luxury suites and boxes. NA's also tend to have more traditional exteriors, often using brick and limestone combinations. The bowls reflect the sport more than anything. Hard to say one is better than the other because the needs of the sports are different. Example, the Greek Olympic Stadium, or Allainz in Germany are much more modernly designed on the exterior than most you see in the US, but neither have the interior bowl and amenties that a Reliant or Soldier Field, nor do the have the mix of modern, yet old timey exterior like Miller Park or countless modern baseball parks in the majors. Just two different worlds.

BUT, we are talking basketball/hockey. If so, the NBA/NHL arena are the best.

The American Airlines Center in Dallas
Most expensive Arena in the NBA ($420 million)












At each corner are rotundas with sport scenes done in mosaic into the floor


huge scoreboard with 10 video screens. There are actually 2 more larger screens on either end of the arena


AAC at night

[el pato]

I agree the Canadian arenas are nice. But the skydome and BC Place's football dome aren't stadiums. Different catergory. Here's some pics of Canadian Arenas not yet posted.



The Molson Centre or what is now the Centre Bell. Gotta love the steep slopes giving an overhead view of the action.
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The Corel Center outside of Ottawa.



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The Skyreach Centre in Edmonton. Sorry only cool pic I could find.


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GM Place in Vancouver



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And the Greatest Arena in the World. No, it's not a giant potatoe chip. No, it's not a spaceship. Yes, it's better than the AAC in Dallas and the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. It's the Saddledome. Old School seems to be the best way to describe it. It's a real arena, not a suite fest like all of the new ones and has the coolest shape of any North America arena still standing. Would've loved to see the Flames pull of that game 6 in the finals and see the roof blow off of that place.

[rantanamo]

Originally Posted by el pato

I agree the Canadian arenas are nice. But the skydome and BC Place's football dome aren't stadiums. Different catergory. Here's some pics of Canadian Arenas not yet posted.



The Molson Centre or what is now the Centre Bell. Gotta love the steep slopes giving an overhead view of the action.
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The Corel Center outside of Ottawa.



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The Skyreach Centre in Edmonton. Sorry only cool pic I could find.


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GM Place in Vancouver



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And the Greatest Arena in the World. No, it's not a giant potatoe chip. No, it's not a spaceship. Yes, it's better than the AAC in Dallas and the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. It's the Saddledome. Old School seems to be the best way to describe it. It's a real arena, not a suite fest like all of the new ones and has the coolest shape of any North America arena still standing. Would've loved to see the Flames pull of that game 6 in the finals and see the roof blow off of that place.

Umm no, its just an early suite fest before demand was really up there. If minimal suites is what makes an arena good, then countless arena in the NBA would probably go ahead of this. Only 'real' arenas are in college these days.

[DrJoe]

Here's the Air Canada Center in Toronto, its probably the best one in Canada.

Originally Posted by DrJoe

Here's the Air Canada Center in Toronto, its probably the best one in Canada.

I've ALWAYS wanted to push that big red button...

Other than that, I don't see how ACC is any better/worse than other arenas in Canada. If we're talking interiors... I think the differences are marginal. Architecturally... ACC looks much better in person than it does in that blocky aerial.

[DrJoe]

how do you figure the interior differences are marginal???Look at the Saddledome pictures and the ACC ones and tell me they look similar.

[binnysahota]

Originally Posted by cinosanap

what are you on about, north american arenas are big but they look really ugly. west european countries, japan & south korea are all way better than canada or the usa's arenas

o really??
duh!!!! do u guyz even play hockey or basketballl
even if u do, i ve never heard of ur teams before
maybe u dont even have any teams.
com on
thers no point in comparing North america and asia.
so SHUT UP !
u dont like it, go F*&% off!

[DrJoe]

settle down man

[centralized pandemonium]

Originally Posted by mrtocsin

That is a very nice Rounders stadium you posted. Which team plays there?

The Toronto Blue Jays of MLB, and the Toronto Argonuts of Canadian "Football" League.

[Robville]

My first try at a image post. So hopefully you'll see Kelowna's Prospera Place, on the Lake. These photos were taken when it was previously names Skyreach Place.

I've always liked Olympic Stadium, myself, even if it is a spaceship...

[KGB]

We seem to be mixing up arenas and stadiums....aren't they different?


Anyway, what makes ACC stand out in a great way, is not it's aestetics or interior (which is pretty nice)...it's the connectivity....it has direct indoor access to PATH, subway, light rail, VIA Rail, GO Transit commuter trains and buses.

It is just a very good urban neighbour...it's right in the heart of downtown, without introducing giant parking lots or bad access which contributes to bad urban design as most others do.

You can also walk indoors from the ACC to the Hockey Hall Of Fame over in BCE Place.

And you guys forgot the best....MLG...ok...it looks like it might be turned into a Loblaws...but it's still around at least....the last bastion of the Origional Six arenas....a shrine to hockey.






KGB