I'm not an engineer. But I would think they want to pour concrete for the supports, before our ground starts to freeze. So that they can work on this over the winter and into early spring. Am I wrong? Any engineers on here?
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I'm not an engineer. But I would think they want to pour concrete for the supports, before our ground starts to freeze. So that they can work on this over the winter and into early spring. Am I wrong? Any engineers on here?
When did I miss that it’s the Stark performance center? Has that been the name since the beginning and I simply missed it?Just a heads up, the webcam is still up:
WebCam - Stark Performance Center
www.fpm.iastate.edu
I watched it last weekend. It was nice to see how foot traffic played out on the new plaza, entrance ramps and concourse.
It was dedicated the day before CyHawk
Stark Performance Center Is Open For Business - Iowa State Athletics
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University dedicated the $90 million Stark Performance Center (SPC) on Friday. The lead donors for the project, Richard and Joan Star...
Hopefully they will get a camera set up, so we can endlessly debate every nuance of the construction process.
I think this thread is more along the lines of 'discuss'. Not 'debate'. For true 'debates' there are plenty of others.
Looks like the "black gravel/dirt" around the plaza grass (and hillsides) was replaced. Looks like concrete, but I'm not sure if that is correct. Either way, it looks nice! Obviously they waited to change it after the 1st 2 home games.
Can confirm, not concrete. It's just a lighter gray color of gravel, with less dirt material than the darker crushed gravel underlayment that was exposed before
Can't really figure out the reasoning for this design choice as either option makes quite the mess after thousands of fans have tromped through it. (Other than maybe being a cheaper option than sod, as a "temporary" measure???)
Apparently work has started on the new pedestrian bridge into Jack Trice
Yep, the fencing has been up for a couple weeks-ish. Decent amount of excavation on the east side of University.
Agreed. Will be 10x worse if Otz can't get a little magic back, too.
Doing excavating on the west side of University Blvd today for the pedestrian bridge.
