Comments on: Herzog and de Meuron’s Spectacular Portsmouth Stadium http://inhabitat.com/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: kteale http://inhabitat.com/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-506891 kteale Sun, 19 May 2013 22:30:52 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/30/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/#comment-506891 This is horrible. It is totally out of scale and a massive imposition on what is one of the more elegant and inspiring sites in Portsmouth. I\\\'m an artist who lived there for 6 years and much of my work was inspired by just that spot.. the way the train arrives, parallel with the great Warrior ship and docklands.. I thought the birds nest stadium in Beijing was a marvel, but this is a total aberation. This is horrible. It is totally out of scale and a massive imposition on what is one of the more elegant and inspiring sites in Portsmouth. I\\\’m an artist who lived there for 6 years and much of my work was inspired by just that spot.. the way the train arrives, parallel with the great Warrior ship and docklands..
I thought the birds nest stadium in Beijing was a marvel, but this is a total aberation.

]]> By: Seddik http://inhabitat.com/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-115650 Seddik Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:22:35 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/30/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/#comment-115650 Nice concept Nice concept

]]> By: emmagleb http://inhabitat.com/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-87750 emmagleb Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:59:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/30/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/#comment-87750 I correct myself.... It was Penoyre and Prasad that did our University library, not Herzog and de Meuron. Its been a long day :-S I correct myself…. It was Penoyre and Prasad that did our University library, not Herzog and de Meuron. Its been a long day :-S

]]> By: emmagleb http://inhabitat.com/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-87715 emmagleb Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:08:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/30/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/#comment-87715 I'm another resident of Portsmouth, and a 6th year Architecture student there. I like this proposal. The building is striking, individual and will certainately bring a new lease of life to an otherwise delapidated area of town (excluding Gunwharf, of course). Queen Street is certainately 'up and coming' with more and more housing being built there, as is the town centre with its new shopping advantures. Herzog and de Meuron did a fantastic job with our new University Frewan Library and so are already about in the city. HOWEVER... as eddystone82 correctly points out, his plan was rejected months ago. Many people are scared of change and this radical new design is too much for the city to cope with. A new proposal is now under consideration for the new statium to be built nearer to Port Solent, where the transport links can actually cope with a development of this size. I would love to see this stadium built at Port Solent and for it to be given the facilities, transport links and opportunities that a building of this status deserves. If its done properly, ic could very well be the beacon it aspires to be. But again, I'm in with Eddy - I'm not holding my breath for this to be built within the next 10 years. I’m another resident of Portsmouth, and a 6th year Architecture student there.

I like this proposal. The building is striking, individual and will certainately bring a new lease of life to an otherwise delapidated area of town (excluding Gunwharf, of course). Queen Street is certainately ‘up and coming’ with more and more housing being built there, as is the town centre with its new shopping advantures. Herzog and de Meuron did a fantastic job with our new University Frewan Library and so are already about in the city.

HOWEVER… as eddystone82 correctly points out, his plan was rejected months ago. Many people are scared of change and this radical new design is too much for the city to cope with. A new proposal is now under consideration for the new statium to be built nearer to Port Solent, where the transport links can actually cope with a development of this size. I would love to see this stadium built at Port Solent and for it to be given the facilities, transport links and opportunities that a building of this status deserves. If its done properly, ic could very well be the beacon it aspires to be. But again, I’m in with Eddy – I’m not holding my breath for this to be built within the next 10 years.

]]> By: Eddystone82 http://inhabitat.com/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-86987 Eddystone82 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:47:16 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/30/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/#comment-86987 OK, it might be built but certainly not where it is pictured. It might be built about 4 miles further north on the harbour, but I won't be holding my breath. This is the UK! OK, it might be built but certainly not where it is pictured. It might be built about 4 miles further north on the harbour, but I won’t be holding my breath. This is the UK!

]]> By: Eddystone82 http://inhabitat.com/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-86986 Eddystone82 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:42:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/30/herzog-and-de-meurons-portsmouth-stadium/#comment-86986 Except that, about 6 months ago, this plan was rejected. This is not going to be built. Resident of Portsmouth. Except that, about 6 months ago, this plan was rejected. This is not going to be built.
Resident of Portsmouth.

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