Equilibria
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Looking around at other recent AAA ballparks, I agree that this isn't the best (I love red brick) and it's the most expensive, but a lot of these don't have Polar Park's street presence.
Charlotte (looks like a high school football stadium):
Nashville (looks like a small convention center):
St. Paul (not built for AAA but hosting it now):
Oklahoma City (it's famous for being "bricktown", but the massing looks like it should be adobe).
There are, of course, great ones. El Paso has a really nice red brick ballpark with industrial chic. Dunkin Park is nice. Memphis is legendarily good... but Polar Park looks cool both conceptually and colorwise. It doesn't sink into its surroundings even though it, too, is built into a hill. It creates a streetwall that matches the tone of the neighborhood and may come to be a valuable contrast to red brick and terra cotta 1+5 apartment buildings and blue glass labs in the years to come. CHS Field and Bricktown Ballpark are legends for being "neighborhood catalysts" and neither looks as good as Polar Park, IMO.
Charlotte (looks like a high school football stadium):
Nashville (looks like a small convention center):
St. Paul (not built for AAA but hosting it now):
Oklahoma City (it's famous for being "bricktown", but the massing looks like it should be adobe).
There are, of course, great ones. El Paso has a really nice red brick ballpark with industrial chic. Dunkin Park is nice. Memphis is legendarily good... but Polar Park looks cool both conceptually and colorwise. It doesn't sink into its surroundings even though it, too, is built into a hill. It creates a streetwall that matches the tone of the neighborhood and may come to be a valuable contrast to red brick and terra cotta 1+5 apartment buildings and blue glass labs in the years to come. CHS Field and Bricktown Ballpark are legends for being "neighborhood catalysts" and neither looks as good as Polar Park, IMO.