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Originally Posted by Joborule

The thing with modern arenas is that so many of them look the same from the inside. All have one level of bowl seating, followed by suites, another small club level bowl, suites, and then nosebleeds/press level. They don't have character like a baseball (and to a lesser extent, football) stadium can. I understand why all of them follow the same blueprint dimensions because the current trend maximizes revenue.

I figure that the new arena will look the same as Rogers Place, Little Caesars Arena, and any other recent centre does from the inside, but would be nice if they could do some unique touches or substitutions to make it feel unique from any other venue. It would be sweet if the architects could figure out a way to be pioneers in the new trend of arena building. The sporting world has changed now that it's catered more to the fans who watch on TV rather than in person, so teams have to encourage fans to still buy tickets to watch the game live. The in-game experience is the big component of that.

So considering CSEC should be doing what they can do give the new arena personal character, I think it would be a good idea to actually add a western/stampede touch to the name since it's on Stampede property - the western cultural hub of the city. TELUS Corral, WestJet Corral, Scotiabank Corral does come off the tongue well. And it's just a name.

But the design of the building itself should be contemporary. No barn design.

The arena won't be on Stampede land in the end. The city is proposing giving the Stampede the land the Sadddledome is on in exchange for these lots.