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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 3460174, member: 668"]
It is...a long thread.  And, I've been present in it throughout its duration, along with the other dome renovation threads on here, including the Campus Framework thread.  I'm aware of what you mentioned as I have been quite interested in this dating back to May 16, 2016 when it was announced that $255 million Dome/Arch undertaking was planned. At that time, $205 million was stated to be for the Dome, with approximately $105 million of that specifically for the roof.

Interestingly, a week or so later, May 24, 2016 to be exact, the Walter's Group rendering was leaked along with other specifics.  That rendering was very attractive [I]in my opinion[/I], and, also [I]in my opinion[/I], superior pleasing from an architectural/aesthetic and streamlined perspective versus the one SU ultimately decided to go with/currently being built. With that roof cited at approximately $105 mil and the one under construction at $118 mil (I realize the later includes the new scoreboard and lighting) the costs would appear to be in the realm relative to same. Unless the lighting & scoreboard substantially exceeds $13 mil.  I presume the remaining improvements, as with the current project, could've also been done in phases too.

Yes, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, although "unsightly" are your words not mine.  So, perhaps that's your sentiment relative to the aesthetics here.
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