OFFICIAL - Arena construction

[aknowledgeableperson]

I do not think that the number of exits or lack of will keep the fans from exiting at their own speed. Here in Topeka at the Kansas Expocenter we only have 5 total exits out of Landon Arena.

Exit locations or exit doors?  Big difference.  Kemper was originally built with 4 exit locations with about 16 doors each and a 5 location with two doors. 

[Theiler]

From the webcam, they are starting to paint the sprint logo on the top of the arena. There is a wide yellow stripe down the center of the roof.

Ah yes... yellow... even the Sprint logo has changed since those first conceptual renderings.

[KCMax]

i absolutely love the contrast between the older brick buildings and the sleek style of the all glass arena.  its such a departure from a traditional building design.

Will those buildings be sticking around or be sacrificed in the holy name of development?

[MightyKC]

They aren't painting the roof, they are putting up yellow panels (looks like the same Tyvex stuff they put up on the sides of the P&L)  I took a few pics from my building but I can't figure out how to post an image from my hard drive.

[DaveKCMO]

are your pictures closer up than the webcam?

[MightyKC]

They are better resolution and more tightly zoomed.  Taken from WST 13th floor.  I could walk over to the garage roof top and get some better ones if interested.  Still can't post 'em though. 

[KansasCityChiefs]

Try using photobucket then it will give you a link to your picture.

[MightyKC]

You are geniuses!  Thanks.  I zoomed in on the lower image and I withdraw my previous statement of Tyvex, it looks like a rolled out decal of some sort.  My bad.

[Brodees]

You are geniuses!  Thanks.  I zoomed in on the lower image and I withdraw my previous statement of Tyvex, it looks like a rolled out decal of some sort.  My bad.

It looks like that would be the yellow background for the black lettering of the Sprint logo.

[AllThingsKC]

It's going to be one giant logo, right?  Like this:



And, not 2 smaller logos like the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, is that correct?

[Theiler]

From this:


To this:


Or this:


Or this:



If they're covering the top, as in the photos, all in yellow... it looks to be the fourth.  I think I would prefer the second... maybe with a light grey background so the yellow would stand out.  I think a huge yellow roof will look a bit too bold in aerials...

[AllThingsKC]

The yellow on the roof looks to be in a solid line.  So, either the whole roof will be yellow (which I think would be too costly) or it's one of the lines in the logo.

[Brodees]

It doesn't look like what they're putting down now would match up with anything but a yellow background.  Maybe they will only cover a portion of the roof in the yellow as opposed to the entire thing.

[Theiler]

It doesn't look like what they're putting down now would match up with anything but a yellow background.  Maybe they will only cover a portion of the roof in the yellow as opposed to the entire thing.

Yeah, it looks to be coming over the top center... which isn't, I don't believe, where the lines would be.

[KC0KEK]

The new Sprint logo still reminds me of Amtrak's.

[KC-wildcat]

Is it possible that whatever they are currently putting on the SC is some sort of liner or primer/undercoat in preparation for the actual paint job?

Even if the roof will eventually be yellow, it would have to be a different color than the pale, insulation, color stuff currently being applied. 

[KC Kropf]

If they're covering the top, as in the photos, all in yellow... it looks to be the fourth.  I think I would prefer the second... maybe with a light grey background so the yellow would stand out.  I think a huge yellow roof will look a bit too bold in aerials...

By looking at the webcam today, my guess is that it will be VERY close to the fourth one.... grey top.. with a yellow rectangle right in the middle with black Sprint logo on the yellow....

[Theiler]

By looking at the webcam today, my guess is that it will be VERY close to the fourth one.... grey top.. with a yellow rectangle right in the middle with black Sprint logo on the yellow....

That'd be okay, so long as the entire roof isn't solid yellow... IMO.

[DaveKCMO]

That'd be okay, so long as the entire roof isn't solid yellow... IMO.

i think that would be very eye-catching!

[justin8216]

May be it is a giant roll of masking tape, and then they will spray paint on the sprint logo and remove the tape.