Author: Don Muret

First Concert Announced for Globe Life Field

First Concert Announced for Globe Life Field

Posted by | Oct 23, 2019 | , ,

Work continues on Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, set to open next year. (Courtesy Texas Rangers) Chris Stapleton, Willie Nelson to play Rangers’ new home March 14 Chris Stapleton and Willie Nelson will christen new Globe Life Field on March 14 with a concert at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark. The show, promoted by Live Nation is the first public event at the $1.2 billion stadium in Arlington. Supporting acts are Jamey Johnson and Yola. The Rangers announced the concert today. Globe Life Field, a retractable-roof stadium with artificial turf designed by HKS, marks a new standard for concert production, according to project officials. It’s the first MLB venue to feature a retractable pitcher’s mound to be removed for on-field shows, which allows artists to seat the entire floor and extend the production from center field to home plate. For most ballpark shows with an outfield stage setup, on-field… Continue Reading First Concert Announced for Globe Life Field

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Populous Names Miller Managing Director for Americas

Populous Names Miller Managing Director for Americas

Posted by | Oct 17, 2019 | , ,

Bruce Miller now oversees nine offices for Populous, including its newest in Dallas. (Courtesy Populous) He replaces Earl Santee, who’ll take more active design role Populous has named Bruce Miller its managing director of the Americas, a new role in which he will focus on expanding the sports architect’s practice across North America and South America.  Miller, a senior principal at Populous and a designer with 30 years of experience, replaces Earl Santee as managing director. The position is officially a two-year term, although Santee held the title over the past five years.  Santee, a founder and senior principal, was the firm’s first managing director. He now assumes a more active role for designing sports venues with an emphasis on Major League Baseball, which is his speciality. On his own, Miller will stay involved with projects he’s worked on most recently, including the new MLS stadium in Nashville and a… Continue Reading Populous Names Miller Managing Director for Americas

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Crew Puts Premium on Premium

Crew Puts Premium on Premium

Posted by | Oct 17, 2019 | , ,

A rendering shows the Columbus Crew’s new stadium and its 40,000-square-foot exterior plaza. (Courtesy HNTB) MLS team looks to provide variety of options at new stadium Major League Soccer’s second generation of soccer-specific stadiums in Columbus, Ohio, will introduce some new premium seat products to the league and get back to the basics of roof canopy design, project architects said. The Columbus Crew, co-owned by the Haslam family, owner of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, and orthopedic surgeon Pete Edwards, the Crew’s former team doctor, broke ground last week on a $300 million stadium on the west end of the Arena District.  Designed by HNTB, the new facility replaces Mapfre Stadium, the league’s first soccer-specific facility and the Crew’s home since 1999. The mix of premium seats is still in flux, but the number of club seats will surpass 2,300, higher than at recent MLS stadiums built in Los Angeles, Minnesota,… Continue Reading Crew Puts Premium on Premium

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HOK to showcase expansion of Halas Hall

HOK to showcase expansion of Halas Hall

Posted by | Oct 10, 2019 | , ,

The weight room at Halas Hall grew by 2,000 square feet as part of expanding and renovating the Chicago Bears’ practice facility. (Courtesy HOK) Bears’ $100 million practice facility upgrade adds a state-of-the-art football operations building HOK plans to showcase the expansion of Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., the architect’s first NFL practice facility project, to other teams in need of upgrading their facilities, said Nate Appleman, principal-in-charge and director of its sports practice. The Chicago Bears hired HOK to design the expansion, which amounted to a $100 million investment, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Bears did not publicly release the project cost, but the reported figure is close to what they paid for the improvements, said team President Ted Phillips. The project, which opened for the 2019 season, includes a new 162,500-square-foot football operations building attached to the existing facility and renovations to the north side of Halas Hall.… Continue Reading HOK to showcase expansion of Halas Hall

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HOK to showcase expansion of Halas Hall

HOK to showcase expansion of Halas Hall

Posted by | Oct 10, 2019 | , ,

The weight room at Halas Hall grew by 2,000 square feet as part of expanding and renovating the Chicago Bears’ practice facility. (Courtesy HOK) Bears’ $100 million practice facility upgrade adds a state-of-the-art football operations building HOK plans to showcase the expansion of Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., the architect’s first NFL practice facility project, to other teams in need of upgrading their facilities, said Nate Appleman, principal-in-charge and director of its sports practice. The Chicago Bears hired HOK to design the expansion, which amounted to a $100 million investment, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Bears did not publicly release the project cost, but the reported figure is close to what they paid for the improvements, said team President Ted Phillips. The project, which opened for the 2019 season, includes a new 162,500-square-foot football operations building attached to the existing facility and renovations to the north side of Halas Hall.… Continue Reading HOK to showcase expansion of Halas Hall

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