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The signature polycarbonate roof canopy, designed by Populous, covers all of the seats and adds to the overall game experience by amplifying the noise of the crowd.
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Signature exterior aluminium fins were installed by Turner
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and bits of geometry that is a device to project that mus- cular, athletic motion.
“When a player kicks the ball, it takes an upward arc
— and that’s the curved canopy that starts low, and rises to the highest point of the structure, above the suites. The ascending roof helps increase the intimacy, especial- ly on the east side that has no suites and where the can- opy is much lower, and this makes for a great soccer experience. Each of the four seating stands has a differ- ent rake. Part of that is the site, which is tighter north to south. The owners didn’t like corner seats that are harder to sell, so we designed each corner with a different solu- tion. The North-East corner has the 2,000-capacity Mem- bers’ Club; another has the Wall of Honour and eventually the Hall of Fame; a third has a standing room, 175-capac- ity Budweiser Terrace; and the final corner is for visiting team support fans, with the only corner seats. “There are two levels of suites, including thirty-six pri-
vate and one group sales party suite, and each level has a different concept. The Executive Suite Level is more tra- ditional, enclosed, with lounge food and beverage serv- ice inside and a weather-proof system for seats. The Signature Suite Level is called Cabana Suites, opening front and back, with the rear opening leading out to an outside lounge for food and beverage service. These sold first, and sold out quickly. The Shield Club is below the suites with about 1,000 seats and with access to a lounge on the main concourse. The Field Reserve seats are adja- cent to the player benches. There’s a Euro-style, three- tier Field Club, with direct viewing into the press
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conference room, and where players walk through on the way to and from a match.” Spear concluded: “While soccer comes first, concerts and special events are also a key factor. A permanent end stage is covered by a removable infill seating system from Seating Solutions in the South End, directly below the main video board from Panasonic. That seating comes out in sections for end-stage concerts, which takes about a day-and-a-half to move in or out. There’s permanent show power stage left and right, and 160,000lb-capacity permanent concert/event rigging connections in the canopy above. “The playing surface is natural grass, with a SubAir
under-soil heating and cooling system. The field dimen- sions are 75 by 120 yards; larger than every field in the English Premier League.” Heineman, who was named Executive of the Year at
the The StadiumBusiness Awards, added: “Our partner- ship with Cisco Connected Sports Solutions offers a fully wired stadium with 200 wireless antennas, high-def video, interactive fan services, and digital content. More than 330 Panasonic HD televisions are placed around the stadium — making it the first MLS park fully equipped for HDTV — and our IPTV Network runs a Cisco Stadium- Vision content distribution solution. More than 250 Cisco HD WiFi access points accommodate mobile and hand- held devices, so patrons can order food and drink to be delivered to them in their seats, all while keeping up with the stats during the action. As a bonus, we have two cell/ mobile phone charging stations.”
Turner Gets the Job Done Andy Heitmann, Project Executive for Turner Construc- tion, recalled of the project: “We initially got involved with Sporting Club (SC) in 2007 with some early site selections. Populous came aboard in summer of 2009, and we were approached by SC on how fast the stadium
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