Obsidian said:
I was thinking about the las vegas sphere, and wondering if the inside roof of the rogers centre could be turned into something similar.
You could project a blue sky on to it and call this feature a skydome.
Having this feature to display anything during a game would make the Rogers centre the best stadium in the MLB.
Imagine watching a baseball game and up above you see the northern lights or a space nebulae. or just showing some crazy stuff between innings.


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FUN FACT: A Montreal company, SACO Technologies, was behind the Las Vegas Sphere. https://saco.com/bright-lights-sin-city-how-a-small-montreal-led-company-lit-up-the-spectacular-las-vegas-sphere/
 
Obsidian said:
I was thinking about the las vegas sphere, and wondering if the inside roof of the rogers centre could be turned into something similar.
You could project a blue sky on to it and call this feature a skydome.
Having this feature to display anything during a game would make the Rogers centre the best stadium in the MLB.
Imagine watching a baseball game and up above you see the northern lights or a space nebulae. or just showing some crazy stuff between innings.
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It's kinda a cool idea but the sphere isn't projection. It's an absolutely massive (and expensive!) array of LED screens.

I doubt the roof could be used in that way (inside or outside) but I would like to see the interior used better and I know many of us have wondered why they can't just install some glass to open it up.

Maybe there's a way to do screens, eve. If only in the horizontal panels...?
 
It wasn't truley ever explored - an engineering firm did do a VR mockup of a ETFE Roof

dailyhive.com

VR technology explored in Rogers Centre roof renovations | Urbanized

The newest set of Rogers Centre renovations explored the use of VR technology to test out different roof types, according to details from a firm.
dailyhive.com dailyhive.com

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C-mac said:
..., but at the end of the day it's still a concrete bunker that's way to high with no charm to it.
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Uhhh way too high? Like has the building been smoking cannabis? ( I kid)

The field is already sunken relative to street level so what do you mean by "too high"?
 
Woodbridge_Heights said:
Uhhh way too high? Like has the building been smoking cannabis? ( I kid)

The field is already sunken relative to street level so what do you mean by "too high"?
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Even when the roof is open, it's nice that sun comes in and you can see the sky, but it doesn't feel like an outdoor ball park because is so big and the walls are so high around the whole stadium.

Look at what T-Mobile Field or Minute Maid Park when the roof is open compared to Skydome when the roof is open.
 
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C-mac said:
Even when the roof is open, it's nice that sun comes in and you can see the sky, but it doesn't feel like an outdoor ball park because is so big and the walls are so high around the whole stadium.

Look at what T-Mobile Field or Minute Maid Park when the roof is open compared to Skydome when the roof is open.
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Did a quick chatGPT prompt because this isn't data that is readily available. For Rogers Centre the peak of the dome is 86 m above field level. For T-Mobile Park it is 66 m above field level. For Daikin park it's 73 m above field level. For Globe Life Field it's 84 m.


So we are talking about a maximum difference of 20 m, or ~25% shorter than Rogers Centre. Keeping in mind that it was the first of it's kind and engineers likely took more precautions in the design this doesn't seem like that big of a difference. Possibly the biggest difference being the windows that these parks feature allowing natural light in and views of the city out. Though, again, we need to keep in mind that Rogers Centre was a "first of it's kind"
 
Mihairokov said:
Took me two seconds:

www.rockwellautomation.com

Toronto’s Rogers Centre Retractable Roof Gets New Lease on Life | Rockwell Automation | US

OT network and control systems retrofit of the major-league baseball stadium’s dome roof shines light on modern technologies for Blue Jays and their fans.
www.rockwellautomation.com www.rockwellautomation.com
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And the other stadiums?

Also height of the peak of the dome is a rather useless metric since it has little impact on the in game experience, what is more important is the height of the structural walls, and (if the complaint is about sunlight penetration into the building) the light permeability of the exterior walls.

From an external street level, you really only notice the height of the exterior walls. The only time the height of the dome comes into play is in cityscape photos.
 
Woodbridge_Heights said:
Did a quick chatGPT prompt because this isn't data that is readily available. For Rogers Centre the peak of the dome is 86 m above field level. For T-Mobile Park it is 66 m above field level. For Daikin park it's 73 m above field level. For Globe Life Field it's 84 m.


So we are talking about a maximum difference of 20 m, or ~25% shorter than Rogers Centre. Keeping in mind that it was the first of it's kind and engineers likely took more precautions in the design this doesn't seem like that big of a difference. Possibly the biggest difference being the windows that these parks feature allowing natural light in and views of the city out. Though, again, we need to keep in mind that Rogers Centre was a "first of it's kind"
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A few things:

25% is a big difference, but that's not what really makes the difference. It's the non peak areas. Look how low the stands are in left Field at T-Mobile Field and Daikin Park are. That's what gives in the real open air and true baseball park feel.

Also, the fact Skydome is older and constructed first has nothing to do how it should be evaluated today. It would like they were still playing at Exhibition Stadium and saying, "well...it's a piece of crap stadium but we'll let it slide because he was built earlier."

You don't need to look up stats, just google them, look at them and see for yourself. Maybe to your eye it won't be a big deal, but it makes a huge difference to how I view the stadiums.
 
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nightstreak said:
These Jays can only be good for Downtown Toronto. The SkyDome looked beautiful stacked to the rafters and Front Street turned into a party as fans streamed out. I'd love it if renewed interest in the Jays acts as a springboard for improvements to the stadium's exterior spaces and surrounding neighbourhood.
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Front Street has never really received the civic attention it deserves—at least not along this stretch. The section between Union and Spadina, in particular, feels overdue for a thoughtful reimagining.
 
JasonParis said:
Front Street has never really received the civic attention it deserves—at least not along this stretch. The section between Union and Spadina, in particular, feels overdue for a thoughtful reimagining.
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But there's only so much re-imagining this city can handle at once apparently.

We're still trying to re-imagine Yonge St, and John St. Adding Front St can push this city off a cliff.
 
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