In my usual custom of sniffing around, i found this rather fascinating story!
Chargers and Raiders overhaul design for potential L.A. stadium
The Chargers and Raiders presented their concept in New York this week to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities, composed of six team owners.
Although the original renderings were created with input from only the Chargers, the new design is the result of almost two months of collaboration between the franchises.
The revised plans show a futuristic open-air venue with a peristyle intentionally reminiscent of the one at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
A signature element of the design is a 115- to 120-foot tower that rises through and extends above the main concourse. It would serve as a pedestal for a cauldron that would change depending on the team. When the Chargers play, simulated lightning bolts would swirl behind glass encasing the tower and, if the team were to score a touchdown, a bolt would shoot out of the top. For Raiders games, a flame would burn in the cauldron in honor of legendary team owner Al Davis.
The plan would not call for the flame to burst up from the tower in the event of a Raiders touchdown.
If the venue were to play host to a Super Bowl, the tower would be transformed into a giant Lombardi Trophy.
Carson's City Council unanimously approved the privately financed stadium Tuesday, though many details remain to be negotiated between the city and teams. The project would occupy the 168-acre site of a former landfill next to the 405 Freeway.
Although the previous stadium design included a multilevel suite tower on one side, the new plan's contiguous exterior encases a horseshoe seating configuration that's open on one end. Designers expect that change to help surround the field with noise. Flowing bands wrap around the outside of the structure.
The "core concepts" of the project, Manica said, focus on an open and airy design.
"Ownership really wants to celebrate the history and enthusiasm of football in Los Angeles," he said.Manica formerly worked at HOK Sport. There, he led the design of the Houston Texans' stadium, the renovation of the Miami Dolphins' stadium and the seating bowl of Wembley Stadium in London.
A rival stadium project in Inglewood, backed by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, would have a roof — though it is open air on the sides — and artificial turf. It would be set 100 feet into the ground. In Carson, the plan is to have seating at ground level and use natural grass.
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