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Ryan Hernandez – Blog 7 – Herman Hertzberger – TivoliVredenburg

The "Grote Zaal" Big Room In Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht, Herman ...

This music venue is the one that replace the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg mentioned in the last blog. It opened in 2014 and has 5 music halls designed acoustically for a specific music genre. Along with its hall, the venue also features an “amateur stage” and a cafe. I chose the hall pictured above because I had not really seen a stage that is completely surrounded by audience before and I bet going in there during a performance would give you a very different experience compared to a traditional stage.

Ryan Hernandez – Blog 6 – Herman Hertzberger – Muziekcentrum Vredenburg

Muziekcentrum Vredenburg - Wikipedia

The Muziekcentrum Vredenburg was a music venue in Utrecht, Netherlands that opened in 1975 and held 5,000 people. The venue was used by many famous artists over multiple different genres. It was demolished in 2008 to build a bigger venue in the same location. The main hall of this building was incorporated into the new venue. I think this was the right move because they definitely needed a new venue but were able to keep the rich history of the old venue still alive.

Ryan Hernandez – Blog 4 – Walker Tower

Living here freshman year was an interesting time. My roommate and I knew each other from high school so thankfully we got along fine. Although the dorms themselves are pretty bad to live in, we had a good time and made a lot of memories. The best thing about the dorms was the meal plan and the worst thing was the size of the rooms for two people.

Ryan Hernandez – Blog 1 – Chesapeake Energy Arena

Drone image of Chesapeake Energy Arena, image by Dave Morris.

The Chesapeake Energy Arena, the home of the Thunder, is a building I have been going to for the last 7 years to games. Once they finished construction on the side that is pictured, it made the building look a lot better. And I can’t wait to see the arena once the surrounding area is complete from construction.
My dad has season tickets so we always go to the games together. Overall, it is just a great experience to bond with my dad and we always have a good time despite the outcome of the game.