Also it was reported after i sent that this is not the winning design. Woody (via iPhone)
> On Jul 1, 2014, at 12:43 PM, "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey…. This is bogus. Just how do they know there will be a group of people > holding a Gator flag, taking a photo in every location in the building? > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > Real Estate Broker > 145 Maple Row Blvd > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Woody Bass > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 7:31 AM > To: WXIA > Subject: [gatornews] First look at Florida's $45 million O'Connell Center > upgrade > > > > > COLLEGE BASKETBALL > First look at Florida's $45 million O'Connell Center upgrade > BY TIM NEWCOMB > Posted: Tue Jul. 1, 2014 7:24AM > More > > Photo: Courtesy NBBJ > The O'Connell Center houses several UF sports, including basketball, > gymnastics and swimming and diving. > The University of Florida basketball team will have to move out of its home > for a few games in 2015, but when they return they’ll have a new O’Connell > Center renovation with wide-open spaces greeting them and their fans. > > Architectural firm NBBJ revealed three new renderings that show how the > “O’Dome,” as it is called on the Gainesville campus, will create new premium > seating options and open up otherwise dingy fan areas in the 11,500-seat, > 33-year-old venue that received a hard-top roof in 1997. > > > Photo: Courtesy NBBJ > As part of a $45 million renovation plan set to start in March 2015, the main > entrance will open up, offering a modern light-filled entrance that leads > fans to new in-stadium retail and ticketing areas. Once inside, though, the > open concept continues with more spacious concourses to house fresh > concession options. > > As common with modern-day upgrades, O’Connell will also enjoy a hefty > modernization of its premium seating with new club seating and lounge space. > But the cheap seats will be freshened too, with chair-back seats replacing > the lower-bowl benches. And everyone will be able to see a new center-hung > high-definition video board that couples with a new sound system. > > > Photo: Courtesy NBBJ > Throughout the arena, offices, locker rooms, electrical and plumbing will be > upgraded. > > With the 10-month construction project slated to stretch into the 2015 > basketball season, expect the Gators to move home games during the > non-conference portion of their 2015-2016 schedule off campus. > > Tim Newcomb covers stadiums, design and gear for Sports Illustrated. Follow > him on Twitter at @tdnewcomb. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
