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Houston, Texas – 13 November 2024
1. Various exteriors of the now dormant Astrodome in the area now known as NRG Park Wednesday.
2. Mid of attendee flip through proposed mixed-use spaces for renovations of the now dormant Astrodome unveiled during a press conference by the Astrodome Conservancy.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Douglas Brinkley, historian, Rice University:
“The Astrodome is a symbol of that—those golden and great eras of space exploration. And out of any space project in the Astrodome, you get spinoff spawns. I’m just going to the moon, gave us GPS. It gave us, you know, heart defibrillators, MRI’s, CAT scan. The Astrodome gave the world a new way to make indoor sports arenas with retractable roofs and ways for visitors to have a comfortable, comfortable experience."
4. Wide of press conference by the Astrodome Conservancy.
5. Mid of attendee filming using a mobile phone
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Phoebe Tudor, chair, Astrodome Conservancy:
“There is a need for a new arena. The new arena is going to have to be built at some point. And we feel that this this option is the most cost-effective way to get a new arena. It would provide an iconic building for a new arena that would also be a wonderful entertainment district. It would be open to the public to have public access and would be very viable all year long.”
7. Mid of attendee records even on a mobile phone
8. Wide of architects present artists’ renderings of proposed renovations for the now dormant Astrodome during a press conference.
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerry Alexander, Gensler Architects:
“There was so many proposals that the Conservancy had collected over the years, and they were listening for all these years and they were finding aspects that were possible that were would be advantageous, be nice to have. I think the trick here is that we’ve we listened. We put all those things together. Working with the Conservancy, we found this idea of this adding these new buildings within the dome itself, not relying on those concourses. So building this new program, but then it really freed us up to make something wonderful that no one else had really found.”
10. Mid of artists’ renderings of proposed renovations for the now dormant Astrodome reveled during a press conference.
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Wiedower Jackson, executive director, Astrodome Conservancy:
“This is a big, big, bold vision. And those previous plans, even admitted by Harris County officials, were a first step towards a future Astrodome. And this is the full swing of the bat. And this gives something people something to be excited about. To be for a vision to get behind. And bonus, we can offer $750 million in private capital to help Harris County get there.”
12. Left to right pan of artists’ renderings of proposed renovations during a press conference.
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerry Alexander, Gensler Architects:
“So the boulevard really represents public access. It’s community. What it does is it lets you visit the dome no matter what. You’ll be able to the public would be able to flow in and out and experience the dome from a unique vantage point.”
14. Various exteriors of the now dormant Astrodome in the area now known as NRG Park.
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Wiedower Jackson, executive director, Astrodome Conservancy:
16. Various exteriors of the now dormant Astrodome in the area now known as NRG Park.
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Douglas Brinkley, historian, Rice University:
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