Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Citizen of Legoland]

I saw those pictures and wondered if it was just artistic licence? It will look a little bit better I supose, but overall its an incredibly dull building. I'm struggling to think of a worse looking building in the UK.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

OK recent lol.

I can't help but think that the grey towers that Simpson Haugh are "designing" will be looked at in exactly the same light in 30 yrs time as the Arndale and all the other other fantastic!!? 60s concrete buildings are now. Ie insipid and dull.

 

[richards30]

I saw those pictures and wondered if it was just artistic licence? It will look a little bit better I supose, but overall its an incredibly dull building. I'm struggling to think of a worse looking building in the UK.

Recently constructed I might add. ;-)

The wow factor will be at night though mate? Las Vegas looks shite in the day but when the lights etc come on looks amazing!

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

The wow factor will be at night though mate? Las Vegas looks shite in the day but when the lights etc come on looks amazing!

Fair comment, I take on board what everyone has said about it being lit up! I'm guessing it could be lit during the day also.

 

[Centurions]

Fair comment, I take on board what everyone has said about it being lit up! I'm guessing it could be lit during the day also.

Possibly a little bit of function over form (or maybe the other way round, I think I confused myself there) as they've maximised the use of what was a very small parcel of land. There's a lot of building there.

 

[Agueroooooooooooo]

Good point Johnny

I dont know why they cant copy what they do at Gatwick and run a monarail that they run from Beswick Arches which is next to Ashburys (build a park and ride on the waste ground there)

I was trying to find a connection at the other end but could not find it so it would be only Ashbury Station to the Ehihad Campus at the moment

That would be great. The trouble is it would cost a fortune. The monorail is driverless and so is raised up on stilts the whole way to keep it away from cars, pedestrians and horses and carts. Gatwick serves thousands everyday so they could justify and recoup the cost.

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

N

sure someone posted in this thread a few weeks back where a question was asked to Burnham on X (may be wrong it was him) about train expansion in the area

And he give a reason why it couldn't.

No spare capacity on the network, nowhere for trains to terminate/turn I think were the reason.

 

[LEXSTARproject]

 

[Gordyola]

I saw those pictures and wondered if it was just artistic licence? It will look a little bit better I supose, but overall its an incredibly dull building. I'm struggling to think of a worse looking building in the UK.

Recently constructed I might add. ;-)

I didn't struggle at all

 

[LEXSTARproject]

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