New Barclay's Center Design Revealed
The new SHoP design for the Barclay’s Center, Bruce Ratner’s envisioned home for the Nets, has just gone live on the center’s website. There are lots of different views on rotation and Curbed has pulled out a bunch of still shots. Not surprisingly, Develop Don’t Destroy is already out with a release calling it “lipstick…
The new SHoP design for the Barclay’s Center, Bruce Ratner’s envisioned home for the Nets, has just gone live on the center’s website. There are lots of different views on rotation and Curbed has pulled out a bunch of still shots. Not surprisingly, Develop Don’t Destroy is already out with a release calling it “lipstick on a corrupt pig.” Regardless of your position on Atlantic Yards, there’s no denying it’s sexier than the most recent renderings, though that’s not saying a whole lot.
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I gotta say, it looks pretty cool. It relates far better to its surroundings than the original Gehry design. Buildings should relate to their surroundings in a positive way, but shouldn’t be cheap imitations of older buildings. I think its great that we’re finally starting to see some bold and cutting edge architecture again in NYC.
Too bad DDDB and its myopically anti-development, reactionary supporters will likely sabotage this and we’ll be left with a giant hole stretching for blocks between Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights.
> They couldn’t sell out the Meadowlands when the NETS made into the playoffs.
If they couldn’t sell out in NJ, why would they do any better in Brooklyn?
NJ currently doesn’t support their team, you think they will travel to Brooklyn? Wake up, that’s why they are leaving in the first place. They couldn’t sell out the Meadowlands when the NETS made into the playoffs. There will NOT be 1000’s of Honking NJ drivers. There will be 1000’s of people walking to the stadium. There will be 1000’s of people taking “how many local trains and busses actually pass through there already?” mass transit, and conveneiently the LIRR. For that matter, make it practically impossible to park there for the Arena and force the mass transit option if that makes you happy. It will still sell out. The arguments against the Arena itself are BS.
Zinka, you mean a sun visor right?
Looks like a baseball cap.
It is much better than the last rendering. Much more interesting. I love the built in carrying handle. (But seriously, I do like it)
Shop does great renderings. Actual results may vary. Given what Ratner has already built in the area, the actual building will most probably look like dog poo on 70’s commercial center, surrounded by 1,000’s of honking New Jersey drivers.
build it already and bring the NETS over. That is better than the hole in the ground.
DDDB is BS.
If this truly gets built, it doesn’t look too bad.