lateralus Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 EDMONTON -- Images of a proposed arena for downtown Edmonton feature a futuristic building of steel and glass shaped like a lop-sided boomerang. The arena is expected to cost $450 million and would be the new home for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers. A newly released design shows the ice rink would get lots of daylight because of glass-sided walls. A tall pedway would take people down to a new public square. "It's very modern, it's curve-linear, it's free-flowing," said Rick Daviss, executive director for the project. "I think that helps to sort of soften the hard edges. It is going to be a fairly significant building and if you can round it and put on some effective street-level treatment and landscaping, you can make it still human scale." The city says the pictures are part of preliminary design work that provides a starting point for evaluating other options. Oiler's president Patrick LaForge was impressed with the design. "I think it looks fantastic actually -- befitting a city that has such a high esteem for hockey and entertainment." City council voted in October to sign a cost-shared deal with Oilers owner Daryl Katz for the new arena, although the project is still $100 million short. Both Katz and the city have been asking for that money from Ottawa or the province. Both governments have already said publicly that they will not use tax dollars to fund private enterprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtpasc Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 that is a cool looking building. It would be like going to a hockey game in a UFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 But will it have an NHL team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 But will it have an NHL team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Does it have a mall in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotsofloveforcody Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Tear down Rogers! I want that thing there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PUNJABI CANUCK Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Looks really good. Best arena in the NHL when it's built? I feel bad for New Jersey, Pittsburgh, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Garrison Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 But will it have an NHL team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_3 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 That actually looks really cool. The Oilers need a new barn, Rexall is a total dive and can almost literally be referred to as a barn. EDIT: I'm half expecting T-1000 to put his boot beside it and have the arena form back into his body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMucus Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I like it. Nice to see them thinking outside the box. One thing though, it's supposed to have a lot of glass to let in natural light, but games, and concerts, are almost exclusively at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Garrison Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I like it. Nice to see them thinking outside the box. One thing though, it's supposed to have a lot of glass to let in natural light, but games, and concerts, are almost exclusively at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Wonder if you can watch games from outside... WHO NEEDS TICKETS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsTom Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Wonder if you can watch games from outside... WHO NEEDS TICKETS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 · Hidden by hockeyville88, April 26, 2012 - No reason given Hidden by hockeyville88, April 26, 2012 - No reason given You can't polish a turd (the city of edmonton), but that won't stop them from trying. Cheers. TOML Link to comment
Demo250 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoGuitar Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Looks dope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Why is it sloped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_3 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Why is it sloped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 if you look at it from the right angle it looks like an " L ". fits the team perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiriBiri Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 if you look at it from the right angle it looks like an " L ". fits the team perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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