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saw Version 3.0 of the Arena designs offi cially presented to the public.
Version 3.0 – a response to regulation
When Warriors’ COO Rick Welts spoke about the new arena project on a recent visit to some of China’s new state-of-the-art basketball arenas, he announced that the Warriors “had picked the most-regulated piece of real estate in the universe in which to build the most special arena that has ever been conceived.”
It’s a statement that explains much of what Version 3.0 of the design has been all about, and key to addressing those concerns has been strengthening the team tasked with delivering the project.
On the design side, David Manica of MANICA Architecture (who designed several of the arenas that the Warriors and City delegation visited in China) was recently installed as Managing Design Architect for the overall project. He continues to work closely with Snøhetta on the project and oversaw many of the changes in Version 3.0. “He wasn’t joking when he said it’s one of the most
regulated pieces of land out there,” muses Manica, when reminded of Rick Welts’ words, “And it’s not even actually land!”
“It’s defi nitely one of the most complicated sites I’ve ever worked on,” Manica continues. “It’s incredibly challenging, and at least half of the design challenges are related to the site and the regulation by the authorities as to what we can and can’t do.”
Those authorities include the City of San Francisco and the Bay Conservation Development Commission, a
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