They called Galileo crazy. And they laughed at Columbus, Fulton and the Wright Brothers. So when you laugh at architect B.D. Nayak for proposing a roof for Fenway Park, don’t let me catch you calling him a genius later!
Bubble wrap? Um, OK, maybe it’s alright to laugh.
The shape of Fenway Park is unsymmetrical, and because of its dimensions, a physical structure for a roof on the park would not be economical. Therefore, we propose a series of 40-foot wide recycled, high-strength transparent bubble strips, just like packaging wrap, supported by the help of cable wires.
There would be multiple bubbles in each strip, and each bubble would be filled with helium. The strips would be placed over the ballpark with cables inserted on both sides and resting on pulleys. The pulleys would be attached to pylons on each end.
Bubble wrap? Um, OK, maybe it’s alright to laugh.