U of T: New Varsity Stadium (Diamond + Schmitt)

[yin_yang]

i'll do my best to post some up if i happen to walk by and see some tail...but i walk past at LEAST twice a week and rarely see females. i might as well photograph some randoms on the street...you guys won't mind, haha!

 

[little man]

Varsity BLUES

blue track, blue glass, slow progress, big canopy.

 

[interchange42]

I love a panorama with a couple of ghosts in it! Nice shots!

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[dt_toronto_geek]

July24-09

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[ponyboy]

what exactly is the design language/philosophy behind this addition? It seems really odd to me in the context, except for the blue coloring. The entire stadium redo is suffering from blue overload imo...the blue track is unusual, jarring, and a reminder of how artificial this environment. I would have preferred brown/red earthtones typically used for tracks. we get it, they are the varsity blues, and the school colors are blue, but how much blue do we need?

For this building, I wonder if they could have built a lot of more usable space there. Will the expansive white part of the building have a large sign? That's the only reason why it could be so large.

 

[Asterix]

The entire stadium redo is suffering from blue overload imo...the blue track is unusual, jarring, and a reminder of how artificial this environment. I would have preferred brown/red earthtones typically used for tracks. we get it, they are the varsity blues, and the school colors are blue, but how much blue do we need?

Beyond the track itself and the two endzones, what other blues do you find are overloading? The construction hoarding at the south end will be removed when construction is finished.

If the track was brown/red, you might find the red to be overloaded, considering it would be very similar to the bricks of the south end pavilion.

And many new tracks these days are not the stereotypical brown/red. UWindsor has alternating blue/gold lanes, UWO has alternating rust/gray lanes. Berlin (which is hosting the World Championships in one week is also blue).

 

[Northern Magus]

Is this finished yet?

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Sept. 6th

Is this finished yet?

The exterior facing Bloor Street looks to be pretty much complete.

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[Urban Shocker]

The part of the building on legs reminds me of these things from Star Wars:

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/8/8f/ATAT-CHRON.jpg

 

[little man]

Varsity AT-AT

 

[androiduk]

This box office just got plunked down on Bloor St

 

[interchange42]

In front of the sign? Is this thing permanent? (Whatever 'permanent' actually means.) I suppose glass awnings will be installed over those beams?

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[androiduk]

^ I think it is 'permanent', they poured a concrete pad to make it level. Very poor planning though, almost like an afterthought. As you mentioned, they've covered up the sign and it's not right for this location. I do like the design of the booth itself though.

 

[roch5220]

Ugg. What an ugly stadium. They should have stuck to the stricly utilitarianism concept.

 

[condovo]

Ugg. What an ugly stadium. They should have stuck to the stricly utilitarianism concept.

What makes Varsity Stadium ugly and non-utilitarian for you? I think it's pretty successful considering the budget constraints. I especially like the way the 'raw' (utilitarian) bleachers impose themselves on the oh-so-polished RCM (not a crit of RCM, BTW). I say good bang for the buck.