Marlins Stadium Update No. 2.2 (Additional views)
OK, these aren't new -- they're just some of the renderings that have been included in a presentation made to the Miami Planning Advisory Board earlier this month. The board voted April 1 to recommend a Major Use Special Permit for the ballpark. That's the permit that's needed to begin construction.
The Miami City Commission is to consider the permit at its meeting on April 23.
Here's a selection of photos from the presentation by Populous (formerly HOK Sport). The first one at the top shows what the view of downtown Miami should be from inside the $515 million venue planned at the former site of the Orange Bowl.
Get a sense of the vast west plaza with its reflecting pool and plenty of room for community gatherings. See how when the roof is open it will park over the western plaza to provide shade.
The surrounding parking garages will have retail on the ground floor.
The two at the bottom this entry show how the roof will look open and closed.
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
