The final design for the new $290 million Penguins arena was approved on Tuesday. The changes by HOK Sport were made after city planners deemed the original design too bland.
Groundbreaking for the home that will replace Mellon Arena will occur this Summer, with the intent of having it available for play before the start of the 2010-2011 NHL season. As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The Penguins sought to counter some of the criticism yesterday by unveiling nighttime renderings of the arena that pictured the structure in a more favorable light. One showed the building's centerpiece -- a brightly lit glass atrium running along Washington Place and facing Downtown.
Those drawings, Mr. Sawyer said, really tell "the story of the design."
"The atrium in the front allows everyone to see the energy and electricity inside the building during events. When you're inside, you get to see the most beautiful city skyscape in the country," he said. "That's really the signature part and it came out today in those renderings."
Among the modifications to the design, architect HOK Sport reduced the amount of glass on the Fifth Avenue side of the arena and varied the storefronts to make the proposed spaces more individualized.
To see ultra-high resolution versions of the images you see in the above image, check the updated Penguins Arena page of our Arena Renderings section.
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The Detroit Red Wings are entering their 17th consecutive Stanley Cup playoff appearance, and to help cheer the team to victory, the Fabulous Fox Theatre tower sign will shine red during the entire playoff run, which begins Thursday, April 10 when the Red Wings take on the Nashville Predators. The tower has switched from its standard multi-color display to all red.
"No other team in major professional sports has a longer playoff streak," said Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. "With such an amazing track record, we really have something to be proud about and we want to show that 'we are in!' The Red Wings need all fans to show their colors to give the team an edge in this year's playoffs."
The Fox tower sign, originally restored and unveiled in January 2006 in anticipation of Super Bowl XL, can be computer programmed to perform over a million different color and light variations. The 18-foot sign will run completely in the color red in support of its hometown Red Wings team. The LED light tubes used to light the tower use less than half the power of an incandescent bulb and can last 10 years.
The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday, April 10 at a special start time of 7 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena in the Opening Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Game 2 will be held at the Joe at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12.
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In a report released this week by the committee empanelled to assess the feasibility of a new hockey arena in Edmonton, a 750,000 square foot, 18,000-seat rink could be built for approximately $450 million.As reported by Susan Ruttan, raising that kind of money will require focused cooperation between both government and private sectors.
Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel, the commissioner of the study, was pleased with the result, but placed responsibility for the next step squarely on the Oilers.In an address to a local business organization, he observed, “It's up to Northlands and the Oilers to see what they can put together.If at the end of the day they need to come for other kinds of government support ... we'll go from there."
The new arena would succeed Rexall Place arena, current home of the Oilers.The older facility is only 500,000 square feet, and seats 16,680.Edmonton has a rich legacy in the NHL, but constructing a new facility will require a unified effort among builders, financiers, politicians and voters.Darryl Katz, prospective new owner of the team, has committed $100 million, and at least another $30 million can be raised privately.One of the research committee members, Charlotte Robb, observed that a realistic government contribution, in conjunction with the private resources, might add up to a total of $270 million, leaving the additional 40 percent to be funded…from where?Loans and bond issues are the most likely, but the debt incurred would eventually need to be repaid.
Several city council members believe the report is too thin on detail and too long on optimism.A copy of the report may be downloaded from the Edmonton Journal website.
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