If You Build It, They Will Come: The Employment of Nostalgic Technics in the Design of American Baseball Stadiums

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  • Craig Condella Salve Regina University Author

Abstract

The opening of Oriole Park in 1992 spawned a revolution in the design of American baseball stadiums that would dominate the next quarter century. Its exposed brick, irregular outfield walls, natural grass field, and incorporation of local landmarks recalled parks from the early 20th Century even amidst the modern amenities that fans have come to expect. I believe that the appeal of Oriole Park speaks to a broader phenomenon in our increasingly fast-paced technological society, a desire to slow down time to recover a part of ourselves. Oriole Park and its progeny are thereby a prime example of what I am calling nostalgic technics, a trend in modern technological design that delivers importantly new, more advanced products under the guise of what seems otherwise old and out of time.

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2017-10-01

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If You Build It, They Will Come: The Employment of Nostalgic Technics in the Design of American Baseball Stadiums. (2017). Humanities & Technology Review, 36(1), 1-30. https://hta.ac/ojs/htr/article/view/build-it-they-will-come