April 18, 2008
U. of Illinois Debates Fate of 'Flying Saucer' Arena
One of academe's finest flying saucers ended up on an endangered list this week. Why? Because it doesn't have skyboxes.
The saucer is actually an arena — the 1963 Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Designed by the Modernist architect Max Abramovitz, an alumnus of the university, it seats over 16,000 in a perfect circle. The university, however, is "actively debating whether to renovate it or tear it down," reports the Chicago Tribune's Skyline
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