New Edge Center renderings

Akinji07 said:
Wow we’ve got so many fans in those renderings.
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Some pretty massive changes to be happening this late in the game. I'm glad it looks better than either of the other two options. I disagree wholeheartedly with @AmpuTECHture.
 
The lack of pressure washing treatment leads one to think it should be coming down shortly. I guess we can all hope
 
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GaTech'06 said:
Per J's email today it looks like renderings for the Edge building have been updated (new Student-Athlete Performance Center). They look much improved and more of a timeless design (link to message: https://ramblinwreck.com/from-the-desk-of-j-batt-sept2023/)

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Overall I think it's a big improvement. The style is much more in line with existing elements, the historical nature of the stadium and the east campus architecture in general.

That said, the entire stadium desperately needs a master plan. It remains a hodgepodge of glued together pieces from different time periods with different design ideas and nothing at all cohesive. At least this design appears to attempt to recognize the problem and make it a bit more uniform than the previous renderings.

The north stands remain a towering eye sore, with generally low attendance and a monument to the poor overall planning of the stadium and related facilities. Bad look for Georgia Tech given that academically it specializes in this sort of thing.

The most obvious question here should be, "what is the future of the entire stadium facility and will this design work in that planned future?".

I haven't heard anything about that plan and the AD/President should at least answer the question about the long term planning of it all.
 
Buzzilla said:
Can

Overall I think it's a big improvement. The style is much more in line with existing elements, the historical nature of the stadium and the east campus architecture in general.

That said, the entire stadium desperately needs a master plan. It remains a hodgepodge of glued together pieces from different time periods with different design ideas and nothing at all cohesive. At least this design appears to attempt to recognize the problem and make it a bit more uniform than the previous renderings.

The north stands remain a towering eye sore, with generally low attendance and a monument to the poor overall planning of the stadium and related facilities. Bad look for Georgia Tech given that academically it specializes in this sort of thing.

The most obvious question here should be, "what is the future of the entire stadium facility and will this design work in that planned future?".

I haven't heard anything about that plan and the AD/President should at least answer the question about the long term planning of it all.
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Low attendance is fixed by winning, not tearing down parts of the stadium
 
That being said I just don't trust reports supposedly from a great engineerting school that seems stupid.
 
AmpuTECHture said:
Not a fan at all. The massing is completely ööööed. It doesn't have to be a glass box, but the treatment of the brick leaves a significant amount to be desired. The glass boxes/massing on the upper floors towards the north lacks any cohesiveness - the flat roof fascia doesn't help. Also, if you're going to use stone to accentuate an entry, make it bigger than some 10x10 entry and don't limit that material to a small corner of the design. I will applaud them for only using 3 materials.
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Perhaps they had to change the design because of the current inflated pricing of everything because of this crappy economy. I know of several projects of acquaintances I know are building commercial wise have had to greatly scale things back because of it.
 
gt9589 said:
Perhaps they had to change the design because of the current inflated pricing of everything because of this crappy economy. I know of several projects of acquaintances I know are building commercial wise have had to greatly scale things back because of it.
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Perhaps you're just full of öööö.
 
Buzzilla said:
Can

Overall I think it's a big improvement. The style is much more in line with existing elements, the historical nature of the stadium and the east campus architecture in general.

That said, the entire stadium desperately needs a master plan. It remains a hodgepodge of glued together pieces from different time periods with different design ideas and nothing at all cohesive. At least this design appears to attempt to recognize the problem and make it a bit more uniform than the previous renderings.

The north stands remain a towering eye sore, with generally low attendance and a monument to the poor overall planning of the stadium and related facilities. Bad look for Georgia Tech given that academically it specializes in this sort of thing.

The most obvious question here should be, "what is the future of the entire stadium facility and will this design work in that planned future?".

I haven't heard anything about that plan and the AD/President should at least answer the question about the long term planning of it all.
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In the article there is reference to a comprehensive plan underway for the stadium with a focus on more premium seating. Batt was part of the recent renovation at Bryant-Denny so I would think that design could be an indicator of what is in store.

If the north end zone were to be reworked I would be in favor of something like the Champions Club at Doak Campbell.
 
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