Looks good - I hope they go with option c for the pavillions, the straight angles go better with the surrounding buildings.
Can't wait to see what they do with this related to pre game festivities.
Iowa State Center Courtyard Renovation
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Looks good - I hope they go with option c for the pavillions, the straight angles go better with the surrounding buildings.
Can't wait to see what they do with this related to pre game festivities.
Looks like East/West with modifications and including the diagonal sidewalks from Lincoln Way/Beach.
Here's one screenshot.
Which is what I was hoping for from the beginning. Looks great to me! I definitely think this place needs some sprucing up.
For one day a year? Not a big issue. At some point central campus is something to be used, not a museum. What better use than a concert at the biggest event of the ISU year.
If it's for one day or even a couple of days but if it rains and becomes a mud pit that won't be good.
This could be a really good space to utilize during FB/BB seasons for events or promotions. The idea of live music during tailgates is a good one. They could also put the Kids zone up there to free up additional donor parking near the stadium. That space seems to be at a premium lately.
This will be awesome....
....lose the trees and some of the other extras to finish it for $1.5 M and put $1M toward the SEZ
....lose the trees and some of the other extras to finish it for $1.5 M and put $1M toward the SEZ
Here Here ! I agree
I think the landscaping could have been accomplished without the demolition of the raised walkways. Just a big part of the look and feel to the area it seems silly to tear them down. Are they practical not really but they are a part of the origional design element.
Might i add when the area floods again in a few years you will be wanting those walkways
Isn't there also a plan discussed between the city and the university to add an exhibit/convention facility to the north side of Scheman?
In the illustrations it looks like they're planning for that eventually.
Overall it looks like it'll make the ISC feel a lot more like part of campus. More trees, easier walking, and better event space, it looks like it'll be a big improvement.
Here is the link to the final design that will be implemented eventually. I haven't heard any sort of timeline but I am pretty sure that they already have the money lined up so it probably won't be too long.
http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/planning/masterplan/isc_courtyard_2012-10-09_Final_Presentation.pdf
http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/planning/masterplan/isc_courtyard_2012-10-09_Final_Presentation.pdf
Project is being bid in December, construction will start soon after and be completed by Dec. 2013.
