For those who do not know me very well, I am a huge sports fan. I have complete faith and respect for the values and characteristics sports have reinforced in my life. That being said, Football is my first love, and the feelings I get when thinking about the game resemble the same relationship people develop with cars, or pets.
Sports Authority Field at Mile High is the home of Super Bowl 50 Champion, Denver Broncos. I love this place. This place is the first thing I think of when I day dream of being home in Colorado. The context for me begins with culture, I was raised in Denver, fifteen minutes from the stadium. My mother used to work at this building. This is a sacred ground for millions of Denver residents. Physically, this is a grass field with lines across them and numbers representing their placement.
Using the language of design I can show you how this becomes emotionally stupefying.
The lines used by the architects of Mile High use a horizontal line that runs unevenly across the top of the stadium. This moves my eye around the entire field. Horizontal lines across the windows make the stadium look larger. The vertical lines on the front side lead up to the Bronco statue at the top of the stadium.
The shape of this stadium like most stadiums is oval shaped to produce maximum viewing potential for all fans. Rectangles are created through the bleachers and in the design of the lights above the stadium. My favorite design aspect comes with the unique peak and valley effect the lights work around the top and open up to reveal the Bronco Statue.
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