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Toronto BMO Field Renovations | ?m | ?s | MLSE | Gensler
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daptive
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Just temporarily though. I believe, like the SkyDome, BC Place wasn’t designed with the proper drainage for real grass.
Though it seems their issue is more political and less technical than ours.
Civdis
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If, and it's a big if, Toronto gets awarded an NFL team, they will need to build an entirely new stadium, likely a dome that seats at minimum 70,000 in order to qualify to host a Super Bowl. I like the idea of Exhibition Place as s site (enough area to tailgate and good transit connections), or Downsview where we are currently getting a "Test Case Stadium". There is now way BMO field can be renovated into a first rate NFL stadium.
SubHuman
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NFL and other pro sports teams are bought and sold by multi-billionaires. They're not "awarded" like an elementary school teacher giving out gold stars (or the Olympics if you want to use that example).
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Woodbridge_Heights
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BMO looks absolutely atrocious….the pitch is and crew are great, but the look of stadium looks like it was built by IKEA or something. The only stand that resembles anything like a proper football stadium in the East stand. The rest of the stands don’t even make sense.
Really wish they would just copy and paste Ajax’s stadium. What an intimate atmosphere this would be in Toronto.
It's not unusual to have stadiums in Europe built in stages/segments as BMO was.
I could be mistaken but I think Fullham's Craven Cottage stadium was built similar to BMO field. In stages with separate not wrap around stands.
Woodbridge_Heights
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There's no way Toronto hosts a Super bowl. The NFL prefers warm weather locations for the Super Bowl over Nothern locations. Yes there has been Super Bowls hosted in Northern locations relatively recently in open air stadiums (NY, Det) as well as domed (Minneapolis, Seattle) but I think those are special cases.
Do you think Buffalo will be awarded a Super Bowl in their new stadium?
Chicago, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Green Bay, Kansas City, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Washington are all cold weather cities and have never hosted a super bowl
sixrings
Senior Member
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to convert skydome back to a football stadium and then build the jays a smaller venue.
christiesplits
Senior Member
It's easy to forget that even the original third-rate BMO Field had challenges finding funding in the 2000s. I remember some commentators saying that Toronto "wasn't a soccer city," which is hilarious if you've ever stepped foot outside during the World Cup or Euros. Credit to Mayor Miller and Councillor Pantalone who were big boosters of the BMO proposal.
While far from a jewel, the 2016 renovation with the canopy definitely made it more respectable than the previous high school bleacher setup.
While far from a jewel, the 2016 renovation with the canopy definitely made it more respectable than the previous high school bleacher setup.
Civdis
Active Member
They most definitely are awarded, it's called expansion, puts millions in existing owner's pockets, and is the likely route to a Toronto NFL franchise.
Civdis
Active Member
Agreed that the Super Bowl is usually played in warm weather cities, but most new stadiums are built with the ability to host. Toronto would be one of the largest markets in the NFL, so a suitably large stadium makes sense.
Civdis
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That ship has sailed. Skydome is multipurpose and although it would be technically possible, would be way better and likely more economical to build a purpose built football stadium.
rdaner
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Off topic but I think that Trump et al has killed any chance of an NFL team outside of the US on a number of fronts.
just east of the creek
Senior Member
I am sure there would be government $ in the mix. If we can help ‘fund’ Doug’s new spa, I am sure we are all in for a facility for the common taxpayer! This would be a highly functional infrastructure project, with a high rate of utility.
Blixtein
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It’s going to be unbelievably embarrassing to show BMO to the rest of the world.BMO looks absolutely atrocious….the pitch is and crew are great, but the look of stadium looks like it was built by IKEA or something. The only stand that resembles anything like a proper football stadium in the East stand. The rest of the stands don’t even make sense.
Really wish they would just copy and paste Ajax’s stadium. What an intimate atmosphere this would be in Toronto.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...it looks very Toronto though.