Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[jrb]

Awful. A big black box. Truly inspirational stuff

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It looks great. All square, black, shiny with a moving LED halo. :-)

Inside it is what matters. That’s the most important part of an indoor arena.

As a rule concert goers aren’t bothered about how an indoor arena looks externally, they are more bothered about the sound, the views, and the facilities inside the arena. That’s where most of the money is being spent. I have no doubt once the arena is open it will be one of the best indoor arenas in the world, part owned by the CFG, and next to the expanded Etihad stadium. :-)

 

[WARBABY]

no comment, but my granddaughter could have done better with her lego

 

[Centurions]

Awful. A big black box. Truly inspirational stuff

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Just as well that it's not finished yet then.

 

[Gordyola]

You can park next to the shop mate as long as there is space as well.

Yeah I know the point was that, that car park gets rammed

 

[jrb]

The square shape of the arena also maximises the square footprint of the site, right up to the edges of it. Along Joe Mercer Way, along the canal, along the road leading to the car parks, and to an extent along Alan Turing Way, with one corner of the arena overhanging the pavement, close to the entrance and exit to the Etihad Campus.

 

[Keeper!]

Awful. A big black box. Truly inspirational stuff

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It could and should have looked far better for such an important iconic building.

 

[Keeper!]

The square shape of the arena also maximises the square footprint of the site, right up to the edges of it. Along Joe Mercer Way, along the canal, along the road leading to the car parks, and to an extent along Alan Turing Way, with one corner of the arena overhanging the pavement, close to the entrance and exit to the Etihad Campus.

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It's still very underwhelming, the LED's will help but the fact remains it's a box.

 

[Jacko1956]

Awful. A big black box. Truly inspirational stuff

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Top half wil be petmantly lit with LED lighting and think base colour will be sky blue ! Let's see what it's like when it's finished !

 

[burning blue soul]

It could and should have looked far better for such an important iconic building.

Within a year it will be considered an eyesore. Once the shiny new toy phase has finished.

 

[Keeper!]

Within a year it will be considered an eyesore. Once the shiny new toy phase has finished.

Even more so under a typical grey Manchester Sky.

 

[eastmanc]

It looks great. All square, black, shiny with a moving LED halo. :-)

Inside it is what matters. That’s the most important part of an indoor arena.

As a rule concert goers aren’t bothered about how an indoor arena looks externally, they are more bothered about the sound, the views, and the facilities inside the arena. That’s where most of the money is being spent. I have no doubt once the arena is open it will be one of the best indoor arenas in the world, part owned by the CFG, and next to the expanded Etihad stadium. :-)

You also have to ask, what was there before? Oh nothing just bare srub land. What is there now is infinity better. So people having a moan about the new arena, when it's going to help our club financially, are, in my opinion being silly.

 

[LEXSTARproject]

You also have to ask, what was there before? Oh nothing just bare srub land. What is there now is infinity better. So people having a moan about the new arena, when it's going to help our club financially, are, in my opinion being silly.

It would be good if the club came out with a master plan for the whole collar site as just now hearsay of what is happening! Under the current framework, an entertainment district is mounted

What they did with Manchester Life is amazing, the biggest issue in the city is transport links, once that is sorted you could have Wembely style development

https://mcrlife.co.uk/

 

[Keeper!]

You also have to ask, what was there before? Oh nothing just bare srub land. What is there now is infinity better. So people having a moan about the new arena, when it's going to help our club financially, are, in my opinion being silly.

Not moaning about what it will provide but how it looks, it could have looked so much better.

Some people who love the arena are moaning about the 300m development of the stadium and the hotel.

 

[burning blue soul]

Even more so under a typical grey Manchester Sky.

In the pissing rain.

Its gonna look dystopian!

 

[jrb]

Not moaning about what it will provide but how it looks, it could have looked so much better.

Some people who love the arena are moaning about the 300m development of the stadium and the hotel.

;-)

I have criticised parts of the North stand redevelopment, namely the dog leg hotel and how it fits into the overall redevelopment. I haven't criticised the expanded North stand internally, the 3000 capacity fanzone, or the claws housing the hotel, museum, souvenir store, offices, or the 2 large LED screens at each end of the claws.

I have always like the design of the Coop Live Arena. I prefer boxed shaped buildings, that aren't fussy, and have minimal detail. That's why I like Manchester's emerging (American) boxed shaped skyline.

 

[jrb]

This is the proposed 17,500 capacity Cardiff indoor arena.

The construction costs have soared from £170mill to £270mill.

 

[bladdered]

I would love it if we could somehow recreate the B of the Bang statue somewhere on the site. I know a lot of people hated it but I thought it was great. And if it weren't for the Commonwealth Games and the resulting new stadium, God knows where we would have been.

 

[pride in battle]

It could and should have looked far better for such an important iconic building.

Why has it to be iconic ?

 

[pride in battle]

Within a year it will be considered an eyesore. Once the shiny new toy phase has finished.

Stop talking shite

 

[pride in battle]

You also have to ask, what was there before? Oh nothing just bare srub land. What is there now is infinity better. So people having a moan about the new arena, when it's going to help our club financially, are, in my opinion being silly.

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