Atlanta May Be Building A New Stadium

[Don Knight]

Originally Posted by Kyle A

One can wish, I remember that walk very well, lots of exercise that year. Forgetting something in the pits was probably the worst part.

Houston Texas, 2003 FIRST Championships - Games were played in Reliant Stadium and the pits were in the older Astrodome. Teams had to traverse up and down stadium ramps, was at least a 30 minute trip if you had a robot cart and your robot didn't sit so high you took out light fixtures on the trip.

[AllenGregoryIV]

I figured some FIRSTers might be interested the proposals for the new Atlanta Falcons stadium.

A brief overview of some of the more "interesting" features can be found on Deadspin

The full 50mb pdf can be found here.

[ttldomination]

Reading through that information, the following comic comes to mind:



I'm extremely concerned about where the field will sit relative to the convention center. It was quite a trek as it was, and the further it moves away, the less of a chance that worlds comes back to Atlanta.

- Sunny G.

[Stephen.Yanczura]

Originally Posted by Don Knight

Houston Texas, 2003 FIRST Championships - Games were played in Reliant Stadium and the pits were in the older Astrodome. Teams had to traverse up and down stadium ramps, was at least a 30 minute trip if you had a robot cart and your robot didn't sit so high you took out light fixtures on the trip.

QFT

I remember that well...

[protoserge]

Originally Posted by Stephen.Yanczura

QFT

I remember that well...

Audio carts were still legal then (I was a student on MOE at the time). I remember when a Blaupunkt-sponsored team came alongside with a cart with car batteries, some 6x9's and a few 12" subwoofers to play the cha-cha slide. Large outdoor line dances ensued

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

The team will threaten to move (LA, San Antonio, Mexico City ect. ect.) ESPN will speculate speculate speculate. A compromise will be reached. Both sides will shake hands and go on as if they were planning to go along with the whole thing all along.

Excellent analysis Ed, I believe you are absolutely correct. Are you sure you're not Looking Forward?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

Excellent analysis Ed, I believe you are absolutely correct. Are you sure you're not Looking Forward?

Seen it happen far far too often in sports.

[dangerousdave]

Here is an update from June 18, 2013 to what [AllenGregoryIV] posted earlier. It's going to be different that's for sure.

[Alex2614]

http://newstadium.atlantafalcons.com/overview/location/

Seems to me that the northern site will not be really that much further away, just on the other side of the convention center.

The southern site will be a bit further away, but I don't think it's a deal-breaker. I would take that over St. Louis ANY DAY!

[JB987]

Am I missing something? It looks like the stadium is open roof and I don't see the roof sections as able to close off the center opening (at least as rendered in the multiple photos/sketches). Not exactly ideal for our needs...

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by JB987

Am I missing something? It looks like the stadium is open roof and I don't see the roof sections as able to close off the center opening (at least as rendered in the multiple photos/sketches). Not exactly ideal for our needs...

Well after a long build and competition season, some fresh air might be nice!

[dodar]

Originally Posted by JB987

Am I missing something? It looks like the stadium is open roof and I don't see the roof sections as able to close off the center opening (at least as rendered in the multiple photos/sketches). Not exactly ideal for our needs...

It shows a movable roof when you look at the sketches and one of the rendered photos. It shows the roof closed off.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by JB987

Am I missing something? It looks like the stadium is open roof and I don't see the roof sections as able to close off the center opening (at least as rendered in the multiple photos/sketches). Not exactly ideal for our needs...

It opens and closes using an "iris" system, with many wedge sections sliding and spinning into place.

[JB987]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

It opens and closes using an "iris" system, with many wedge sections sliding and spinning into place.

I did see what appears to be a closed off section in the one sketch but couldn't see how the numerous roof sections could slide into place. Now with some rotation as you suggest I can see the possibility. Makes sense now