Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[hkbluey]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

That pic above from 2000 is after they'd done remediation work to allow construction to go ahead for the Commonwealth Games. If you want to see what it was like before that work and after all the industry had gone, then here's a pic from 1997 (thanks to City fan Macca on Twitter, an absolute must follow for all Blues on there - @The_Paris_Angel).

To get your bearings, below is an old map with the modern location of the stadium and athletics arena superimposed. I believe Macca's photo is looking north up Forge Street, which obviously no longer exists:

That cant be the same FKing Bus stop

That is a photo taken in Detriot last Tuesday.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

That pic above from 2000 is after they'd done remediation work to allow construction to go ahead for the Commonwealth Games. If you want to see what it was like before that work and after all the industry had gone, then here's a pic from 1997 (thanks to City fan Macca on Twitter, an absolute must follow for all Blues on there - @The_Paris_Angel).

To get your bearings, below is an old map with the modern location of the stadium and athletics arena superimposed. I believe Macca's photo is looking north up Forge Street, which obviously no longer exists:

That cant be the same FKing Bus stop

That is a photo taken in Detriot last Tuesday.

If you're going to plagiarise my comedy genius at least leave it a couple of pages.

 

[hkbluey]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

That cant be the same FKing Bus stop

That is a photo taken in Detriot last Tuesday.

If you're going to plagiarise my comedy genius at least leave it a couple of pages.

Sorry bud, didn't see yer post, you know what they say about great minds.

 

[imber50]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

A few photos from my trip down to the stadium last week....

 

[Dodge]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

Great pics Imber50.

It's amazing how they've achieved the smooth "sweep" of the roof between the existing stands and the extension to the SS.

For the building engineers amongst us, is this as difficult as it looks? Looks pretty impressive (to my untrained eye) how they've maintained the clean roof lines between the old and new..

 

[Centurions]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

Great pics Imber50.

It's amazing how they've achieved the smooth "sweep" of the roof between the existing stands and the extension to the SS.

For the building engineers amongst us, is this as difficult as it looks? Looks pretty impressive (to my untrained eye) how they've maintained the clean roof lines between the old and new..

I've got an engineering background and yes, that's impressive. It's probably a whole lot easier nowadays with computers and CAD/CAM but it's still pretty cool.

 

[Alty_Blue]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

Great pics Imber50.

It's amazing how they've achieved the smooth "sweep" of the roof between the existing stands and the extension to the SS.

For the building engineers amongst us, is this as difficult as it looks? Looks pretty impressive (to my untrained eye) how they've maintained the clean roof lines between the old and new..

I've got an engineering background and yes, that's impressive. It's probably a whole lot easier nowadays with computers and CAD/CAM but it's still pretty cool.

I agree that they've done a good job of marrying up two very different roof lines but for me this is one of the least pleasing aesthetic aspects of the expanded stand. I only hope that one day the East and CB stands are expanded to create a more uniform roofline.

Whilst I'm at it can someone explain why they kept the old masts /cables sticking out of the back of the south stand. I thought these were to hold up the existing (old) roof but they're obviously integral to the new design too.

 

[cleavers]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

Whilst I'm at it can someone explain why they kept the old masts /cables sticking out of the back of the south stand. I thought these were to hold up the existing (old) roof but they're obviously integral to the new design too.

They are still helping to hold up the old roof, and will be removed when they remove the old roof.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

That is a photo taken in Detriot last Tuesday.

If you're going to plagiarise my comedy genius at least leave it a couple of pages.

Sorry bud, didn't see yer post, you know what they say about great minds.

I couldn't agree more ;-)

 

[Alty_Blue]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

Whilst I'm at it can someone explain why they kept the old masts /cables sticking out of the back of the south stand. I thought these were to hold up the existing (old) roof but they're obviously integral to the new design too.

They are still helping to hold up the old roof, and will be removed when they remove the old roof.

According to this image these masts will remain in place - indeed the design (with them sticking out of the windows) seems to specifically incorporate these within the construction
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