It would be a no-compromise building," which he said means installing a "lighting grid" in the stadium that would optically lower the ceiling and transform it from a "cavernous space" to a more human-scaled area better suited for conventions.
Without obvious permanent building deformation, costly intrusive inspections are currently the only way to determine if major fracture damage that compromises building safety has occurred.
But most opponents say the proposed alterations will compromise the building's sublime architecture.
"Legislation is the art of compromise, consensus building, and that's what we did," the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, said in announcing the accord.
But the young people say it has changed their lives, leading them to embrace diversity, tolerance and compromise, the building blocks of a democratic, pluralistic society.
One contractor working in Fujian Province, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, said in an interview that he was forced to compromise on building materials in order to make a profit.
If you see that — if you see Iraqi politicians surprising you by doing things they've never done before, like forging a self-sustaining political compromise and building the fabric of a unified country, then you can allow yourself some optimism.
The ramps to downtown Wilmington were added as a compromise of building the freeway through the city and would bring economic development to the Wilmington Riverfront.
