wxman Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 If I'm not mistaken, the 2014 season will be at the largest capacity the stadium will ever be (until any future expansions 20/30 years down the line) at 109,000 people. Once the westside stands come down and the suites are added, the capacity will be reduced to the final 102,500. I hope that they do some power washing or something to the east side stands. With all the new concrete and steel, the second and third decks look grungy and old. If you look at the renderings, are they going to paint and or install maroon seating or is that just a rendering with it full of people in maroon shirts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 If I'm not mistaken, the 2014 season will be at the largest capacity the stadium will ever be (until any future expansions 20/30 years down the line) at 109,000 people. Once the westside stands come down and the suites are added, the capacity will be reduced to the final 102,500. I hope that they do some power washing or something to the east side stands. With all the new concrete and steel, the second and third decks look grungy and old. If you look at the renderings, are they going to paint and or install maroon seating or is that just a rendering with it full of people in maroon shirts?I think 2014 is 106,000 and 2015 is 102,500. As far as power washing the stands. You can't see most of the stadium when people are sitting in seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 one from the Aggie Athletics facebook feed... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 They have added a few more supports to the highest portions SEZ upper deck, including the sections that appear to have stubs for mounting the new Gigantortron that will go in the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Taken 5/4/2014: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Once again, great pics Scotch. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I stepped away from this thread for too long, thanks mods for cleaning up the mess. oh no! those prefabbed brick sections look terrible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 oh no! those prefabbed brick sections look terrible... They're not perfect with the big seams, but the decorative whatever around stadiums doesn't concern me much one way or another. I am coming around to the idea that a pure steel and concrete "Death Star" type approach would have been kind of cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 (edited) Edited May 14, 2014 by Scotch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Thanks again, Scotch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 College students being what they are, this looks like a bit of Corps related redassery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The South End is HUGE! It used to be not much more than bleachers, now it's the tallest part of the stadium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Nate, the flags were put up there in celebration of the topping out of the construction by the work crew. Anyone else doing it would not have been redass, it would have been dumbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Nate, the flags were put up there in celebration of the topping out of the construction by the work crew. Anyone else doing it would not have been redass, it would have been dumbass. Good to hear, and I agree, except that dumbass and redass were not mutually exclusive in my experience. It is certainly not something I would have attempted or encouraged at any point in my life, but I know of plenty that would have relished the opportunity. My assumption of redassery would have been through the lens of such a hypothetical college student. I checked the camera somewhat late the day before and did not see the flag and made the assumption that it was placed there overnight surreptitiously, I was wrong and gladly so. Had they pulled it off, I would have respected the effort, but certainly not worth the risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 The South End is HUGE! It used to be not much more than bleachers, now it's the tallest part of the stadium! Apart from the gigantic video board, I gathered from the renderings that it will be about the same height as the Zone. The speed of this project is astounding. The first home game is just short of four months away, I screen grabbed this from yesterday: This is what it looked like just short of four months ago: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Looks like they designed the outermost cantilever support beams to start right above the roof of the Bright building and hang to hang as much of the upper deck over it as possible. That is tight. That would have been a variable in the project that set a lot of other parameters. They are moving the playing field something like 18 feet (correct me if that's not the actual number) to the south, effectively lengthening the entire stadium to take up every available inch. Awesome pictures Scotch. Edited May 19, 2014 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) You got it right, 18 feet. It is a pretty amazing project. If you have a chance,travel to A&M to see and hear the sights and sounds of construction for yourself, I'd highly recommend it, it is intense just to be in the area. Edited May 19, 2014 by Scotch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 The whole east side looks completely different from what used to be there (Read Building and a large white wall) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 The whole east side looks completely different from what used to be there (Read Building and a large white wall) The nine big pillars that the canopy/pressbox rises from necessitated gutting the back side there, but it needed to be gutted in any case. I have not been on the concourses over there since the late 90's (as a student), but I understand that they had not received much attention since, and they were in pretty bad shape with potholed asphalt surface and very little ventilation (because Read sealed in the concourse). The stadium will have a completely different look, hopefully the feel is the same on gameday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Read Building from what I read was in bad shape, there was a ton of mold that required A/C to be on to prevent it from getting out of hand (again, this is second hand). Luckily I got pictures of it before its demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 another drone cam: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) Edited May 26, 2014 by Scotch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Interesting how they somewhat disguised the seams in the prefab brick panels. It looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Interesting how they somewhat disguised the seams in the prefab brick panels. It looks good. Do you mean the white caulk-looking stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Do you mean the white caulk-looking stuff? I was referring to the bands of slightly offset from the facade/vertically placed "bricks" (as in the pic below). Maybe they were there all along, but I thought I remembered seeing more seams before. Edited June 4, 2014 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Yeah, that does look good. Although if they're just stuck onto the façade and not joined in, I wonder how durable they'll be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Prolly no less durable than any other veneer facade system. IIRC, the baseball stadium in San Francisco is built with these so that it can look like a brick building but not have the unreinforced masonry come tumbling off during an earthquake as would happen with a standard brick veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Prolly no less durable than any other veneer facade system. IIRC, the baseball stadium in San Francisco is built with these so that it can look like a brick building but not have the unreinforced masonry come tumbling off during an earthquake as would happen with a standard brick veneer. How can a brick stuck on the outside of the veneer with nothing above or below it be as durable as a brick within the veneer? Is there something holding it on besides just mortar on the inner face? I'm not commenting on the durability of the whole "façade system," just the durability of those bricks themselves. Edited June 4, 2014 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 How can a brick stuck on the outside of the veneer with nothing above or below it be as durable as a brick within the veneer? Is there something holding it on besides just mortar on the inner face? I'm not commenting on the durability of the whole "façade system," just the durability of those bricks themselves.Just speculating, but I'd imagine there are all manner of adhesives at their disposal, if they are not bolted on somehow. It would look awful if they started falling off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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