Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[jrb]

From the car park end of the arena.

 

[somapop]

^^ Amazing JRB.
Really starting to take on form now.

 

[jrb]

From Joe Mercer Way.

 

[jrb]

^^ Amazing JRB.
Really starting to take on form now.

Yeah!

The pictures don't do the size of the arena justice.

Might be hard to visualize, but this shot shows the future bowl of the arena, and gives an indication of the size of it.



A CGI of the exterior/cladding of the arena on the hoardings. (is that Phil Foden in the Hot Dog van?)

I've seen a mockup of the exterior cladding onsite. I took a couple of pictures of the exterior cladding on the QT, which I've never posted. Sadly I've deleted the pictures by accident.

The exterior cladding is much duller looking than the shiny, almost reflective exterior cladding on the CGI. The exterior cladding is more plastic looking. The slats are more noticable. It's going to make the exterior of the arena look very dark and solid looking. I'm not sure if that's going to be a good or bad thing? I definitely think the arena and it's exterior will devide opinion.

 

[waspish]

When is it suppose to be finished by?

 

[Gray]

Amazing how quickly you can build the skeleton of a building with steelwork. It just flies up.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Nobody over the age of 30 (well, maybe the fella buying the hot dog) in this image, is it a still from Logan’s Run?

Not as diverse as it could be either.

 

[plattlanebenches]

Nobody over the age of 30 (well, maybe the fella buying the hot dog) in this image, is it a still from Logan’s Run?

Not as diverse as it could be either.

Can’t see Jenny Agutter.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Let’s be honest, when the Etihad Campus and arena is finished it will be wanted to be seen as a world-class facility. At the moment we have a decent stadium but it isn’t world-class is it, compared to other new designs. It therefore is a necessity that the Etihad Stadium itself is upgraded and expanded to fit in with this end desire. I expect within the next five-ten years the entire complex will be finished and we’ll have a 65k super-stadium capable of hosting any major European/FIFA football matches. It stands to reason.

 

[blue whippet]

Looks like it will completely dwarf the Etihad in those photos, not sure I like the idea of City being tucked away and dominated by it. Are there any design images of the end product with the stadium in view?