The lyrics of Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 single “Poetic Justice” express a duality between belief and skepticism—“If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room would you trust it?” When the artist takes the Super Bowl LIX halftime stage in New Orleans this coming February, he will be enveloped by the Superdome’s half-billion-dollar renovation, led by Trahan Architects. Significantly, 2025 will mark both the 50th anniversary of the building’s opening and the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall. With updates to materiality, accessibility, and user experiences, the landmarked stadium is finally flourishing, albeit within a hard-bitten city still germinating after decades of convalescence. The Superdome is closely
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