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Arrowhead Stadium Getting Foolish Lounge

Arrowhead Stadium Getting Foolish Lounge

Posted by | Jun 27, 2019 | , ,

The Kansas City Chiefs will sell seasonlong Foolish Lounge memberships for $155 a game. (Courtesy Kansas City Chiefs) Kansas City Chiefs create new all-inclusive ticket package The Kansas City Chiefs have carved out space on Arrowhead Stadium’s club level to create the Foolish Lounge, a new all-inclusive ticket package for the 2019 NFL season. The redeveloped indoor space is part of the existing Foolish Club in the stadium’s east end zone. The name of both premium areas comes from a phrase describing owners of the eight original teams in the American Football League, where the Chiefs first played. That group of eight includes the late Lamar Hunt, whose family owns the Chiefs. There are two 80-person rooms tied to the Foolish Lounge. Sports architect Populous designed the spaces in tandem with Levy, the Chiefs’ premium food provider. The layout includes some high-top seating, a buffet meal, big-screen televisions and views… Continue Reading Arrowhead Stadium Getting Foolish Lounge

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Architect Rosser International Closes Doors

Architect Rosser International Closes Doors

Posted by | Jun 25, 2019 | ,

The $85 million Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts is under construction in Greensboro, N.C. (Courtesy Greensboro Coliseum Complex) Atlanta-based firm helped design sports venues, new Greensboro PAC Rosser International, a longtime Atlanta architecture firm that helped design three stadiums in the city plus Infinite Energy Arena in suburban Gwinnett County, has closed its business, according to multiple sources. Fred Krenson, who as a senior vice president was among the top executives at Rosser before retiring in 2017 after 38 years at the firm, confirmed the information. Krenson said he was recently in contact with Rosser officials who told him the company would cease operations.  “It’s true and it’s sad,” said David Southerland, executive director of the American Institute of Architects’ Atlanta chapter, whose lifetime achievement award is named for Bernard “Rocky” Rothschild, founder of Alexander and Rothschild, which evolved into Rosser International. “Their biggest challenge was they didn’t… Continue Reading Architect Rosser International Closes Doors

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Sources: Diamondbacks Have Picked HKS

Sources: Diamondbacks Have Picked HKS

Posted by | Jun 13, 2019 | , ,

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ lease at Chase Field runs through 2027, but they can leave as early as 2022 without penalty. (Getty Images) Architect was selected in past few months to develop new ballpark The Arizona Diamondbacks are quietly advancing their plans to develop a new ballpark. They’ve selected HKS, the architect that designed their spring training facility, to plan a stadium to replace Phoenix’s Chase Field, sources said. The decision to go with HKS was made in the past few months after interviews with multiple sports design firms, according to sources familiar with the process. It’s unclear whether the two entities have a signed contract. Derrick Hall, president of the MLB Diamondbacks, and Bryan Trubey, an HKS principal and executive vice president, did not return emails and texts for comment.   The Diamondbacks have been going through the steps for ballpark development after reaching an agreement with Maricopa County a… Continue Reading Sources: Diamondbacks Have Picked HKS

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Wichita Weighs Extending Netting at Ballpark

Wichita Weighs Extending Netting at Ballpark

Posted by | Jun 6, 2019 | , ,

A rendering shows the minor league ballpark being built in Wichita, Kan., where protective netting may stretch to the foul poles. (Courtesy DLR Group) Designer DLR Group ready with changes after foul ball strikes girl at Astros game Developers of a new Triple-A ballpark in Wichita could expand protecting netting to the outfield foul poles after a young girl was hospitalized after being struck by a foul ball at a Houston Astros game. DLR Group, design consultant for the $75 million facility opening in April, has made preliminary changes to its blueprints after project officials sent the firm an email hours after the May 29 incident at Minute Maid Park. “They’re thinking of revisiting it,” said Tom Tingle, DLR Group’s client leader in Kansas City. To this point, no decision has been made to extend netting, Tingle said,. The ballpark development team is expected to address the issue at its next… Continue Reading Wichita Weighs Extending Netting at Ballpark

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HKS Architect Jerry Fawcett Dies

HKS Architect Jerry Fawcett Dies

Posted by | Jun 6, 2019 | , ,

Jerry Fawcett, whose work included Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas, and Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, Calif., died May 29 in Dallas. Texan made mark in colleges and baseball, the sport that held his heart Jerry Fawcett, a sports architect Texas born and bred who is credited with launching the college practice at HKS and solidifying its minor league baseball group, died May 29 in Dallas. He was 71. “Jerry was a true Southern gentleman and a real professional,” said Byron Chambers, a principal and design director at Populous. Chambers worked with Fawcett at HKS before joining Gensler to start a design studio in Dallas with Fawcett and Jonathan Kelly in 2014. Fawcett rejoined HKS in 2018 and worked there until his death. His colleagues described Fawcett as sincere, caring and a man of deep faith. He was also a huge baseball fan who absorbed himself in the game,… Continue Reading HKS Architect Jerry Fawcett Dies

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