Meh. I don't like that they changed the parking lots there to dirt. I'm sure they are trying to match the other lots between JTS and Hilton.
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Gymnastics is still using pretty much the same room in Beyer Hall. And I think it is still lacking AC (which was an issue back when K.J. Kindler was here).
I'm not sure the "old seating" is faded. It just looks faded from certain angles. I think it has always been had that faded-look. And it doesn't seem nearly as bad up close.
Not sure what could have been done differently, but the coolness of the "football-looking" Bergstrom facility has been largely lost now that it is stuck behind the SPC. I wish there had been some way to retain its prominence.
Maybe Beyer Hall is really due for an upgrade. My daughter who is a current student makes it sound as though it looks a lot like 1988 in there.
And before the current metal/aluminum seats, there was the original fiberglass. And those fiberglass bench seats were not as deep as the current aluminum ones if my mind serves.
Because it does look like 1988 in there. I'm not sure there has been any substantial renovations done in Beyer Hall for quite some time. I haven't been in there since 2017, but the facilities for the gymnastics and S&D team were really lacking.
Beyer hall was "refreshed" when the new State Gym project was completed
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Beyer, State Gym renovations create balance for campus
Two of Iowa State's recreation facilities are in the process of being remodeled.
Beyer hall was "refreshed" when the new State Gym project was completed
Beyer, State Gym renovations create balance for campus
Two of Iowa State's recreation facilities are in the process of being remodeled.
Added the walkway to State Gym. Painted the Gymnastics Room to have a current logo and inspirational banners. Got rid of the massive US flag in the pool, painted to lighten up the room, and got a new scoreboard and records board. Thus, mostly ornamental. Ventilation still seems to be an issue on hot days.
Beyer hall is just fine. The gym is actually pretty cool, if I recall the floor is similar to State Gym with retro logos on the floor. And the racquet ball courts are lit.
Looks like they doubled up the thickness where the dirt will be. That should give a pretty good indication of the fill level.
At one time I saw a rendering that showed the hillsides "terraced", and that doubled-up area you mention appears to show the same terracing. I'm wondering now if its maybe for future concrete levels for seating when the NEZ is truly bowled in?
Just to check, they have to fill in all that dirt, then seed or (more likely) sod both hillsides. And get the roots set and healthy enough for kids to scramble all over it by September...correct?
And it appears the Olsen Bldg. is completely down.
New sod will develope a root base in just two weeks. Having kids running around on this shouldn't be a concern.
When they moved the high school football field in my home town the sodding wasn't done until a few weeks before the first game. And aside from a couple huge divots taken out by cleats it held up well. I found it comical seeing the players replacing these divots like a golfer would. A few weeks into the season the divots were much less common.
Beyer hall was "refreshed" when the new State Gym project was completed
Beyer, State Gym renovations create balance for campus
Two of Iowa State's recreation facilities are in the process of being remodeled.
It's been years since I've been back in there. Do they still have the track that makes you feel like you're taking NASCAR laps around the kitchen table?
I assume that is all concrete where the building used to be? Wonder when they'll tear that out. Also, what are they pumping concrete for by the end of the tunnel?
