We used a material palette that fit in with the surrounding campus. The stadium exterior had been mostly gray concrete. The new building exterior is stone and red brick.
A college stadium might be used for football games six days a year, but it is a part of the campus 365 days a year. It affects those adjacent to it, and those who operate through and around it. The stadium should knit itself into the campus community.
One coach had scripted what a day would be like walking recruits and their families through the facilities, so they could envision themselves playing there, see how the arena would function. That can make an impression on the 17-year-olds.
For many people, a sports facility is often the first impression and the largest impression a school makes.
