What features should the new arena have?

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Originally Posted by Cooby Snacks

Also, I believe Populous is signed on to do the project. Check out their work at www.populous.com/projects/type/basketball

Hopefully it's more like the Yum Center and Amway Center and less like the Sprint Center.

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For those who haven't been, look at pictures of the KFC Yum Center. Build a duplicate here, that place is awesome!

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Originally Posted by mufansince72

Open concourse type areas with standing room and tables where you can see the action from a table or bar stool.
Maybe even general admission areas such as this where you don't have a seat, but are in the arena. Kind of like what they have done at the Dallas Football Stadium.

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I like the idea of an open area.
You could take it a step further and turn a cheap seat area (upper deck corner) into more of a bar spot where anyone, including general admission can go.

Do they have areas like this where the Bulls play?

I have been to the Yum! and I honestly think we can do better.

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Originally Posted by Gato78

I have been to the Yum! and I honestly think we can do better.

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Of the seating layouts pictured, I like that one the best.

Haven't been there, so I can't speak to the sightlines or amenities.

I have a lot of faith that these new owners will do it right. I think that is why they have been pushing for a $500 mil facility, and when the going looked to be getting rough didn't back down to a lesser version. I just hope there is something unique in the stadium that makes it a little different.

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Originally Posted by Cooby Snacks

Also, I believe Populous is signed on to do the project. Check out their work at www.populous.com/projects/type/basketball

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Populous is also designing the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium in north London. They are designing it to have a second, retractable field that will be used solely for 2 NFL games annually. Yeah, these guys seem to know what they're doing in stadium design. #COYS

Goo mentioned a bar in the cheap seats. Cincinnati has that. It has tables that face the court, can't remember if they were windows or open air, but it was a nice set up. When it comes to the Yum Center, very nice but agree, there can always be improvements. One thing I would like to see in Louisville is the "10th Street Live" or whatever it is. There is a bar area that has the street permanently blocked off with an awning/roof over it where there is live music every weekend. That would be great right next to the stadium.

The old MECCA floor somewhere in the concourse.

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Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB"

One thing I would like to see in Louisville is the "10th Street Live" or whatever it is. There is a bar area that has the street permanently blocked off with an awning/roof over it where there is live music every weekend. That would be great right next to the stadium.

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Great memories of stumbling through that street during the tournament a few years ago!

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Originally Posted by MUBasketball

Great memories of stumbling through that street during the tournament a few years ago!

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I was there too, that was fantastic... That said, I too hope the new arena has some uniqueness to it, you don't want cookie cutter, you want something that looks cool and draws people to check it out.