Armadillo-like stadium hits a home run in Las Vegas

[ivotuk]

Over the years, we've seen architects create stadiums that take all sorts of unlikely forms, including a nomadic tent, a large hat, and a big golden bowl. This upcoming ballpark by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) might top them all, however, with its unusual curving metallic exterior likened by the firm to a "spherical armadillo."

Planned to be the new Vegas home of Oakland's Athletics Major League Baseball team, the stadium is being created in collaboration with engineering company HNTB and will be situated on a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) site on Las Vegas Boulevard, between Tropicana Avenue and Reno Avenue.

Armadillo-like stadium hits a home run in Las Vegas

Over the years, we've seen architects create stadiums that take all sorts of unlikely forms, including a nomadic tent, a large hat, and a big golden bowl. This upcoming ballpark by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) might top them all, however, with its unusual curving metallic exterior likened by the firm…

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[Hawker]

I like it. Someone wanted a Sydney Opera House MLB stadium...

Only 33,000 seats? MLB average is close to 44,000. Vegas would host the smallest capacity in all of baseball.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Over the years, we've seen architects create stadiums that take all sorts of unlikely forms, including a nomadic tent, a large hat, and a big golden bowl. This upcoming ballpark by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) might top them all, however, with its unusual curving metallic exterior likened by the firm to a "spherical armadillo."

Planned to be the new Vegas home of Oakland's Athletics Major League Baseball team, the stadium is being created in collaboration with engineering company HNTB and will be situated on a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) site on Las Vegas Boulevard, between Tropicana Avenue and Reno Avenue.

Armadillo-like stadium hits a home run in Las Vegas

Over the years, we've seen architects create stadiums that take all sorts of unlikely forms, including a nomadic tent, a large hat, and a big golden bowl. This upcoming ballpark by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) might top them all, however, with its unusual curving metallic exterior likened by the firm…

newatlas.com

HNTB is a great company

 

[Threedee]

I was kind of hoping they would keep the enormous foul territory in effect. A's games are unique in the Coliseum.

 

[ivotuk]

I like it. Someone wanted a Sydney Opera House MLB stadium...

Only 33,000 seats? MLB average is close to 44,000. Vegas would host the smallest capacity in all of baseball.

I know, that's just crazy! Maybe the owners have too much money and don't need the extra income?

More likely, they expect more people to watch games on TV? Or, they realized the Athletics have NO fans, and only opposing team fans will be showing up for the game, and they wanted to keep the noise level down.

 

[toffee]

I like the design.

 

[Hawker]

I know, that's just crazy! Maybe the owners have too much money and don't need the extra income?

More likely, they expect more people to watch games on TV? Or, they realized the Athletics have NO fans, and only opposing team fans will be showing up for the game, and they wanted to keep the noise level down.

I thought that too, hahaha. "Well, average attendance for the A's is about 7,000 per game over the last 10 seasons, soooo...."

 

[SoulfishHawk]

My wife happens to work for HNTB. They've won awards for their designs on stadiums.