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On Tuesday, January 26th, 2010, Adam Wagner presented our concept vision for the redevelopment of the Portland Memorial Coliseum and Rose Quarter to include the Portland Action Sports Complex and Resort.
You can see a video of the presentation on our blog, or in slightly better quality on Youtube.
The next important date is the 29th of January. We are very fortunate to have Beam Development as part of our team. If you, or anyone you may know, would want to be a part of our team, please let us know via our contact form, or call Adam directly for further information.
Please feel free to express any support you have for our alternative either to us directly, or to the members of the committees that will be making the decisions on who to invite to the next stage of the RFP process.
Memorial Coliseum Renovation
Memorial Coliseum Renovation
The Portland Memorial Coliseum will turn 50 in 2010. It is an icon for the city of Portland, and is worth renovating to ensure another 50 years of life. Our proposal is to the leave Memorial Coliseum essentially intact, with updated seating and support facilities and a flexible-events program that not only includes ’showcased’ action-sports events but other events as well. Public opinion and numerous reports suggest the building is actually very well-suited for its current medium-sized events program.
Our proposal takes a long range urban planning outlook. We believe that the proper approach recognizes serious problems at the district scale (not just coliseum scale), and proposes infusing life into the area by fixing what is broken and making best use of what works, in essence, re-invigorating the district with action-sports activities while keeping the coliseum and the rose garden arena more or less intact.
Memorial Coliseum Cross Section - Click to Enlarge
Veterans Memorial
A new memorial would be constructed on the river side of the Coliseum. The memorial would be larger than the current memorial and would be a more prominent feature of the site than the current design. With a the view of the river and downtown Portland, this memorial would provide a mix of scenery and privacy so that visitors can conduct remembrance activities apart from the more active public spaces.