"but it never occurred to me to prefer one over the other"
My god man ! You don't get it do you ? If the Ram stadium is part of several newer ones you MUST prefer the Ram stadium. That's simply part of being a Ram fan. None of this wishy washy stuff about the other stadiums are beautiful too. Simply stated NOTHING can compare to our own Ram stadium. Are you a fan or are you not. We need to know ! Now !
Personally, I think the renditions look fantastic. You spoke of a canopy that lets light in and hopefully keeps the sound of the planes on their approach to LAX at a minimum. What is the canopy made of ?