1. CHAPTER 3 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) For some campuses (FPU is one), what are among the most significant aspects for student recruitment &
retention?
2) Prior to commencing construction of a facility, what must be determined?
3) To mitigate obsolescence, what should be integrated into all facility designs?
4) What NHL team relocated to Phoenix, AZ is 1996?
5) What was the problem with the US Airways Center as a hockey venue?
6) What is one problem with building facilities in metropolitan areas?
7) What is an "option?"
8) What is "eminent domain?"
9) What was the court ruling in Kelo v. New London?
10) What facility did the state of Texas exempt from their anti-eminent-domain-for-private-use law?
11) What main factors are part of preparing a building site?
12) Where did the Yankees play their home games in 1974-75 while Yankee Stadium was being remodeled?
13) What is a RFQ?
14) What is a RFB?
15) For many people or organizations, what may become the only consideration for selecting an architect &
building contractor?
16) What significant consideration do outdoor stadiums need to be designed & built with?
17) What can have a dramatic impact upon an event's viability?
18) Why was construction of Miller Park delayed & how much did it cost the Brewers in lost revenue?
19) What is a "Final Flush?"
20) Explain the difference between general obligation bonds & revenue bonds.
2. 1) FOR SOME CAMPUSES (FPU IS ONE), WHAT ARE AMONG THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS FOR STUDENT RECRUITMENT & RETENTION?
THE ATHLETIC & RECREATION FACILITIES
3. SPORTS/RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AFFECT THE OVERALL
QUALITY-OF-LIFE PERCEPTION OF LOCAL CITIZENS
•DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION:
-TO REVIVE ACTIVITY & PROMINENCE IN AN AREA.
4. 2) PRIOR TO COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY, WHAT MUST BE
DETERMINED?
THE FACILITY’S SHORT & LONG-TERM PURPOSES MUST BE DETERMINED
6. 1) How many skyboxes are the Rockies consolidating into 4 super suites?
-12
2) What are the Rockies turning most of the press box into?
-A NEW CLUB
3) All together, the upgrade projects total how much money?
-SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS
4) What is the capacity of Coors Field?
-50,445 SEATS
5) Each of the 4 super suites can accommodate up to how many people?
-60
7. 6) What is the ticket price a game per person for these suites & what does that price cover?
-$150: A CATERED MEAL & NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
7) What is the ticket price a game per person for the premium seats in the new press box club &
what does that price cover?
-$175: FOOD & DRINK (NO ALCOHOL)
8) What has resulted in MLB teams finding new ways to fill unused press box space & generate new
revenue?
-THE DECLINE IN THE PRINT MEDIA BUSINESS
9) The Coors Clubhouse will have new seats that will be about how many inches wider than the
original chairs?
-5
10) What is the name of the group-space in right-center field that is being remodeled with a
permanent bar & a shuffleboard table?
-THE WARNING TRACK PARTY ROOM
8. 3) TO MITIGATE OBSOLESCENCE, WHAT SHOULD BE INTEGRATED INTO ALL
FACILITY DESIGNS?
-BUILDINGS OFTEN BECOME OUTDATED SOON AFTER THEY ARE
CONSTRUCTED.
-TO MITIGATE THIS REALITY, FUTURE EXPANSION & RENOVATION SHOULD BE
INTEGRATED INTO ALL FACILITY DESIGNS.
-IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENVISION A FACILITY’S MANY POTENTIAL USES.
10. 4) WHAT NHL TEAM RELOCATED TO PHOENIX, AZ IN 1996?
-THE WINNIPEG JETS BECAME THE PHOENIX COYOTES.
-THE NHL EXPANSION IN THE 1990’S TO PRIMARILY WARM WEATHER, NON-
TRADITIONAL HOCKEY REGIONS WAS DUE IN LARGE PART TO WAYNE
GRETZKY BEING TRADED TO THE LA KINGS.
11. 5) AS A HOCKEY VENUE, WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THE US AIRWAYS
CENTER?
-AS A BASKETBALL ARENA, IT HAD TERRIBLE SIGHTLINES FOR HOCKEY.
-US AIRWAYS CENTER (ORIGINALLY NAMED AMERICA WEST ARENA) WAS
BUILT IN 1992 FOR NBA’S PHOENIX SUNS.
13. 6) WHAT IS ONE PROBLEM WITH BUILDING FACILITIES IN METROPOLITAN
AREAS?
-LAND ACQUISITION.
-IN METROPOLITAN AREAS MULTIPLE ACRES OF LAND MAY HAVE TO BE
PURCHASED FROM VARIOUS OWNERS.
14. 7) WHAT IS AN OPTION?
-”THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE A PIECE OF PROPERTY.”
-AN OPTION WILL HAVE A SET TIME PERIOD IN WHICH THE POTENTIAL
PURCHASER MAY EXERCISE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE THE LAND AT AN
AGREED-UPON PRICE.
15. 8) WHAT IS EMINENT DOMAIN?
-”THE POWER TO TAKE PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE BY A STATE,
MUNICIPALITY, OR PRIVATE PERSON OR CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO
EXERCISE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC CHARACTER, FOLLOWING THE PAYMENT OF
JUST COMPENSATION TO THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY.”
-THE US CONSTITUTION (5th AMENDMENT) PERMITS THE GOVERNMENT TO
FORCIBLY TAKE LAND FROM PRIVATE CITIZENS, BUT IT MUST PROVIDE
ADEQUATE COMPENSATION.
-THE LAND SECURED FROM PRIVATE CITIZENS MUST BE USED FOR THE
PUBLIC GOOD.
16. 9) WHAT WAS THE COURT RULING IN KELO V. NEW LONDON?
-IN 2005 SUSETTE KELO & 8 OTHER PRIVATE HOMEOWNERS SUED THE CITY
OF NEW LONDON, CT FOR ENACTING EMINENT DOMAIN ON THEIR PROPERTY
WITHOUT PROPER COMPENSATION.
-THE LAND WAS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER PRIVATE OWNER AS
PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WHICH PROMISED 3,169
NEW JOBS & $1.2 MILLION/YEAR IN TAX REVENUES.
-THE US SUPREME COURT RULED IN A 5-4 DECISION THAT THE GENERAL
BENEFITS A COMMUNITY ENJOYED FROM ECONOMIC GROWTH QUALIFIED
SUCH REDEVELOPMENT PLANS AS A PERMISSIBLE PUBLIC USE.
17. 10) WHAT FACILITY DID TEXAS EXEMPT FROM ITS RESTRICTIVE
ANTI-EMINENT-DOMAIN-FOR-PRIVATE-USE LAW?
COWBOYS STADIUM
-WHEN THE COWBOYS CHOSE THE SITE OF THEIR NEW STADIUM IN
ARLINGTON, THERE WERE 19 RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN
THE AREA.
-THE RULING IN THE KELO CASE ALLOWED THE CITY OF ARLINGTON TO
ACQUIRE THE LAND & MOVE THE CURRENT OWNERS.
18. 11) WHAT MAIN FACTORS ARE PART OF PREPARING A BUILDING SITE?
1) SECURING PROPER ZONING.
-A BUILDING CAN ONLY BE CONSTRUCTED IN AN AREA THAT CONFORMS TO
ITS USE.
2) MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
-THESE MAY INVOLVE ENSURING THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT HAVE
AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING AIR, WATER, & SOIL.
3) CREATING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS NECESSARY TO BUILD.
-THIS MAY INCLUDE GRADING THE SOIL SO THAT IT IS STABLE, REMOVING
TREES & OTHER IMPEDIMENTS, & ESTABLISHING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
UTILITIES.
19. 12) WHERE DID THE YANKEES PLAY THEIR HOME GAMES IN 1974-75 WHILE
YANKEE STADIUM WAS BEING REMODELED?
SHEA STADIUM
20. 13) WHAT IS A RFQ?
-REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS:
-ASKS FOR INTERESTED ARCHITECTURAL COMPANIES TO SUBMIT THEIR
QUALIFICATION TO BE EVALUATED.
-WHY SHOULD THEY BE CHOSEN FOR THE PROJECT?
14) WHAT IS A RFB?
-REQUEST FOR BIDS:
-ASKS THE POTENTIAL ARCHITECTS WHAT THEY WOULD DO IN THEIR DESIGN
OF THE PROJECT.
-IF CHOSEN, WHAT WILL THEY DO TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT & AT WHAT
PRICE?
21. 15) FOR MANY PEOPLE/ORGANIZATIONS, WHAT MAY BECOME THE ONLY
CONSIDERATION FOR SELECTING AN ARCHITECT & BUILDING CONTRACTOR?
THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT
•OFTEN, THE LOWEST BID MAY NOT PROVIDE THE QUALITY OF BUILDING
MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, & HUMAN RESOURCES NEEDED.
•POORLY DESIGNED OR CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES END UP COSTING MORE IN
THE IMMEDIATE YEARS AFTER THE BUILDING IS COMPLETED.
22. 16) WHAT SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION DO OUTDOOR STADIUMS NEED TO
BE DESIGNED & BUILT WITH?
WEATHER
23. 17) WHAT CAN HAVE A DRAMATIC IMPACT UPON AN EVENT’S VIABILITY?
ACOUSTICS
24. 18) WHY WAS CONSTRUCTION OF MILLER PARK DELAYED & HOW MUCH DID IT
COST THE BREWERS IN LOST REVENUE?
CRANE ACCIDENT KILLED 3 WORKERS (1999)
COST BREWERS $$$MILLIONS$$$ IN LOST REVENUE
MILLER PARK CRANE ACCIDENT VIDEO
25. 19) WHAT IS A “FINAL FLUSH?”
SOME ORGANIZATIONS WILL INVITE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN TESTING
THE FACILITY’S WATER SYSTEM.
26. 20) GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS VS REVENUE BONDS
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND:
•ISSUED WITH THE FULL FINANCIAL BACKING OF THE ISSUER.
REVENUE BOND:
•ISSUED WITH ONLY THE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED
PROJECT.
