Amway Center

[bic]

Here are some new renderings of the new arena, courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel. The tower will be clad in stainless-steel mesh, illuminated by LED lights and topped by a 188-foot steel spire.

[bic]

By the way, for comparison:

<- NEW :: OLD ->

Edited October 8, 2008 by bic

[JRS1]

in the first rendering, it looks like there's two levels of platform in the tower portion. is it the same way in the new rendering? I can't tell from the renderings.

[sunshine]

It looks like the first level of balcony become some exclusive deck area.

188 ft steel spire in the lightning capital. Gonna be exciting.

Is the observation deck still there?

[280Zx2nV]

The spire from the new renderings is the type of spire that should've been on the dynetech...

[prahaboheme]

The spire adds a much needed vertical element to the building. I like the changes.

[Boomer136]

just killing time, so I took it upon myself to post the old and new in one place:

Old:

New:

And if I had bothered to notice this has already been done... sorry for the echo.

Edited October 8, 2008 by Boomer136

[JFW657]

I really like this new design change for several reasons, the first of them being the more logical 45 degree angle the tower appears to be coming off the building at & the way it ties into it. The old design appeared to have the tower extending off the building at a weird looking angle that didn't really look like it was supposed to be there.

I also like the the more sleek & slender design of the center portion that supports the newly added spire, which is another improvement.

Also, on the old renderings, the deck out in front was supported by a grid of narrow columns that just looked kind of cheesey. Made it look like a warehouse mezzanine or something you'd see attatched to an old 60's department store.

Overall, a great improvement I think.

[OCF]

in the first rendering, it looks like there's two levels of platform in the tower portion. is it the same way in the new rendering? I can't tell from the renderings.

The article stated that there would be the outdoor deck and bar as shown in the pic and also a "sky bar" so I assume there's a second level that's out of view in the new rendering with another bar/deck higher up.

[bic]

A sneak peek at Orlando Magic's new arena

New downtown center will have 150-foot tower that changes color

Orlando Sentinel Article

[Hisma]

much improved... love the height element and the sleeker lines, this is gonna be a real boon for the city. I'll be moving downtown soon and things like this make me even more excited

[tc01]

I love the new changes they made.Big improvement.This is going to make it one of the best looking Event Center

Edited October 10, 2008 by tc01

[WeNeed2Progress]

It's hard to tell from the new rendering whether or not they are keeping the style of glass from the main section, seen in the original rendering, transparent with designs made by colored glass panels. That was a nice element at least to complement the new awesome spire.

[orlandonative]

Hey sunshine can you change this thread title to the standard under construction set up?

Construction Thread-Orlando-Events Center (or New Arena, sounds less touristy)

Just wondering because this project is rising pretty fast.

Edited October 26, 2008 by orlandonative

[prahaboheme]

[Metro]

On the web cam, it looks like the tower crane will be going up soon.

[orlandonative]

I almost forgot what one of those look like in our skyline, good to see.

[JRS1]

I almost forgot what one of those look like in our skyline, good to see.

LOL!

maybe GAI will have one... I drove by there last night and saw the fenced in lot and demo as reported a few days ago. I think that project is more or less supposed to be a carbon copy of 801 N. Orange.

[blaow]

ladies and gentlemen, i give you the birth of a tower crane:

[JRS1]

that crane is just beyond my line of sight from the office... thanks to 55W.

which NBA season are they getting ready for, the '09-10 or the '10-11 season?

[blaow]

'10-11

[tc01]

Thank you Jesus I finally see a crane in Downtown.Can somone tell me what is GAI.

Edited November 6, 2008 by tc01

[codypet]

Thank you Jesus I finally see a crane in Downtown.Can somone tell me what is GAI.

Engineering Firm

[bulldogger]

How many cranes will they be using on site?

[JRS1]

How many cranes will they be using on site?

my guess is two, with the other near Division & Church...