点评:State Farm Center, originally called Assembly Hall, has been the Crown Jewel of the University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign since it was opened on March 2, 1963. Located across the street from Memorial Stadium, it is an architectural masterpiece designed by Max Abramovitz, a distinguished Illinois alumnus who also designed United Nations buildings and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. Dubbed "the Flying Saucer" for its classic dome that stretches 400 feet across and at one time was one of only two edge-supported domes in the world, it has hosted rock concerts, Broadway shows, University of Illinois commencement ceremonies, Illinois men's and women's basketball games and the Illinois high school basketball tournament. Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Garth Brooks, Reba McIntire, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and the Harlem Globetrotters have performed in the arena. Renamed when the State Farm Insurance Company became a sponsor in 2013, it underwent a sweeping $169.5 million renovation in 2014-2016 that renovated the seating bowl, added four levels of premium seating, improved rest rooms and concessions and added a Hall of Fame and air conditioning. Seating capacity was reduced from 17,000 to 15,544. The iconic, one-of-a-kind roof is supported by 614 miles of one-quarter-inch steel wire. Today, it is one of the oldest basketball arenas in the country but none of the newer facilities compare to the State Farm Center's exterior beauty.
翻译:州立农场中心(State Farm Center),原名大会堂(Assembly Hall),自1963年3月2日开放以来,一直是伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校的标志性建筑。它坐落于纪念体育场(Memorial Stadium)对面,是伊利诺伊大学杰出校友马克斯·阿布拉莫维茨(Max Abramovitz)设计的一座建筑杰作。阿布拉莫维茨还设计了联合国大楼、纽约林肯表演艺术中心以及厄巴纳的克兰纳特表演艺术中心。该中心因其直径达400英尺的经典穹顶而被昵称为“飞碟”,它曾是世界上仅有的两座边缘支撑式穹顶之一。这里举办过摇滚音乐会、百老汇演出、伊利诺伊大学毕业典礼、伊利诺伊大学男女篮球队比赛以及伊利诺伊州高中篮球锦标赛。弗兰克·辛纳屈、埃尔维斯·普雷斯利、鲍勃·霍普、加斯·布鲁克斯、瑞芭·麦金泰尔、布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀、滚石乐队和哈林篮球队都曾在此演出。 2013年,州立农场保险公司成为赞助商后,球馆更名为州立农场中心。2014年至2016年间,球馆进行了耗资1.695亿美元的大规模翻新,包括改造看台、增设四层高级座位、改善洗手间和餐饮设施,以及增设名人堂和空调系统。座位容量从17,000个减少到15,544个。球馆标志性的独一无二的屋顶由614英里长的四分之一英寸钢丝支撑。如今,它是美国最古老的篮球馆之一,但没有一座新建的场馆能与州立农场中心的外观相媲美。