New Carson stadium porn! And man, is it porny — check this out:
A signature element of the design is a 115- to 120-foot tower that rises through and extends above the main concourse. It would serve as a pedestal for a cauldron that would change depending on the team. When the Chargers play, simulated lightning bolts would swirl behind glass encasing the tower and, if the team were to score a touchdown, a bolt would shoot out of the top. For Raiders games, a flame would burn in the cauldron in honor of legendary team owner Al Davis.
Having trouble picturing this? Well, wonder no more:
The architect who designed this craziness also said he “wanted the building to be iconic and sleek, like a luxury sports car,” then showed it by releasing a rendering of the new stadium with a Porsche sitting in front of it. Presumably because when people picture sparks shooting out of their car, they don’t usually think of it as a good thing?
Anyway, NFL commissioner called the Carson project (and the St. Louis Rams‘ proposed Inglewood project) “viable” with a “great deal of potential to be successful” on Friday, and then his paid employee Dan Hanzus of NFL.com said this gave the L.A. plans “momentum,” so job well done, crazy lightning renderers! Another day that the media doesn’t spend discussing how exactly anyone is going to pay for these buildings is a happy day for Goodell.
So Porsche. Much nice. Very wow.
In all seriousness though, it looks a lot better than the previous renderings where it was half stadium, half great wall of luxury boxes. It’s an improvement, but is it real??
And if anyone happens to have a heart condition that gets triggered into afib by all the excitement, they can be wheeled over to the lightning bolt section for a shock to restore sinus rhythm.
Let’s be real, the idea behind the Al Davis torch is:
a) A torch is sort of post-apocalyptic, fitting in with the Raiders logo
and
b) The post-apocalyptic aesthetic is backed by the fact that Al Davis could have been an extra on The Walking Dead without any makeup.
Al Davis was flaming crazy so it kinda makes sense. But if it were up to me I’d prefer not have a stadium design inspired by Marvel cartoons. I prefer my own Jawa Sandcrawler-inspired stadium instead!
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