The public had a chance to quiz architects and ask questions about their concepts for rebuilding Rupp Arena.
Participants at a hearing Wednesday evening (September 18) at the Kentucky Theater reviewed preliminary plans for upgrades to Rupp, a new convention center, and a waterfront park along a resurrected Town Branch Creek.
Architect Robert Mankin says upper arena in Rupp will offer more than chair back seats in place of bleachers.
“They’ll be a new upper concourse, an upper walkway that will have dedicated restrooms, dedicated food service amenities, retail, and also unique experiences that will be dedicated to this level as well as a new view out to the city.”—Robert Mankin
Mankin noted there's no specific design at this point. The price tag is also uncertain, but current estimates set the project's cost at about 300 million dollars.
