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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 2992779, member: 716"]
I agree with the sentiment, but the Dome was definitely built in the most cost-efficient way possible - very little earth movement from the old Archbold excavation (which has limited everything they can do since then, from creating more media, locker-room, or food prep space on the floor level to preventing the reconfiguration of seating on the lower bowl); the least expensive roof available at the time (which has led to this sense of urgency, real or perceived, to replace it with something less likely to collapse); and no design enhancements of any kind (OK, I kind of like this aspect - it's a building for watching sports, and little else).

For the last generation, SU has mostly been about cutting costs in its construction projects, for better or worse. As you note, they don't have deep pockets. They went all-out on Eggers in the early 1990s. Since then, saving a buck has been prioritized over great design or high-end amenities. The new IVMF building is the closest they've come to throwing the kitchen sink into a project, but even that lost a story in the design process due to budget concerns.
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