The new Iowa State University Pedestrian Bridge at Jack Trice Stadium looks great during the day, however, it is incredible at night. Enjoy a cool bridge time lapse video!
The BEST Bridge in the Universe
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I've got to get this off my chest. This final bridge product is, in no way what was portrayed on the original design. I realize this happens often, but it's got to stop. I've got a degree in Architecture from Iowa State (and a Computer Science degree). I really enjoyed the 'proposed' bridge, but by comparison not so overjoyed on this design. That's just my opinion and I'm sure others will have contrasting ones as well. My point is that oftentimes the final product is a consequence of unexpected costs. And, there should be no excuse not to have a very detailed and accurate financial proposal for the original bridge. Project costs should be taught as a fundamental course in the Architecture curriculum and with today's technology should be very accurate (sans mother nature) to the actual construction costs. All that said, this bridge is still better than nothing.
What original proposed bridge are you talking about? The likely had concept drawings that would have been done prior to securing funding for the bridge. One the got the go ahead, the probably got some bids on it that would have had their own specific design.
The original rendering came out several years ago with the entertainment district concept. Later concept drawings showed exactly what was built today. I’m not sure how the original concept would have handled 16,000 people with an elevator and stairs in the columns on each side of the road. Think it actually would have gotten less use than the ramp/bridge concept that was built. From a utility standpoint I think this version is probably better. Also think the bridge looks great and fits with the look of the stadium.
Don't look at the original concepts for JTS or Hilton, then.
I’m a product designer, mostly licensed toys/collectibles. I bet I handle about 100 products a year that get made.
On maybe 30 I don’t even do the concept it’s just handed to me by client and/or licensor and my job is just in all the details of execution.
On 30 my concept changes because of cost and schedule, the most common culprit.
On 10 my concept changes because of client (even though client bought into concept).
On 10 my concept changes because of licensor (even though they had to approve the concept at start).
Probably 20/100 my concept doesn’t get changed much at all, but that’s only because people in my own company rarely change my work from my concept. If I worked somewhere else it could be more like 5/100.
Then there are very rare times I change my own concept and somehow licensor, client, cost, schedule, own company are fine with it.
Yesterday, I saw the concept design in PDF format. That bridge was way better. And it, by rough estimates, was equal in stature (thereby assuming capacity was the same). I believe the delta in design costs was the 'span'; which I could see the existing bridge is much more standard (standard truss purchasable as an inventory item and likely more insurable), but the towers are really what I was talking about. The original had glass stairwell enclosures, a mixture of exterior material contrasting and balancing very well and, of course, the slanted roofs. The glass would've complemented the P.C.
ALL THIS ASIDE, I can see hillbilly Hawkeye fans doing damage to the proposed tower. So there's that to take into consideration. Maybe I'll have to adjust my thinking to this new penitentiary feeling.
While I tend to agree with your position...the way the AD promoted its construction and how often they tweeted about it...I do get the sense that it is of extreme importance to someone in the AD.
Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my god, it even has a logo...
What the hell would of been the point of some of that? Air conditioned stairs or something? That didn't even have that long extension to the RV lot.
Is the final design one where you don't have to take an elevator at all to ride/walk over it?
Living around a lot of these in heavily urban areas, if I have to take one elevator it's a bit of a chore, if I have to take two elevators it's like I wish the thing wasn't even there and I'd take my chances with city traffic. If there is no elevator required on either side it's awesome and saves me time. I know elevators can sometimes (not always) be required for accessibility, I'm talking about the bridges where you HAVE to take an elevator on at least one side.
The top image looks like everybody has to take an elevator on the non stadium side. Big functionality improvement if they got rid of that aspect.
i was really excited when i first got to the bar one night because the girl said she was going to do some wild things to me when we got back to my place that night.
when we got back to my place she passed out on the dog bed and i went to bed.
nothing ever ends the way you expect it!
when we got back to my place she passed out on the dog bed and i went to bed.
nothing ever ends the way you expect it!
A lot of the projects I’ve seen around where I live, the architect is so far off the price that they have to wait until the engineers and construction guys get input to have a better idea.
That bridge ends at the street. The actual one goes way farther.