We hope this is your box seat to the information you need.
Here are some links from AISC's Modern Steel
Construction magazine that may be helpful:
- Steel Meets the Pepsi
Challenge -- This ultra-modern sporting arena keeps its
customers both entertained and comfortable. From the December 2000 issue.
- Enron Field Hits a Home Run
-- The new home of the Houston Astros sets new standards for economy and
cost control in sports arena construction. From the October 2000 issue.
- Denver Broncos Pin Their Future on
Steel -- Mile High Stadium has been replaced by a sleek modern facility, full of
sweeping curves, exposed HSS structural steel and metal-panel cladding around the rim of
the upper deck. From the October 2000 issue.
- Hillsboro Stadium,
Hillsboro, OR -- Designed and built in 10 months, this stadium is a perfect blend of
simple but elegant design, economy and speed through pre-fabrication. The canopied roof
structure stands out like a jewel. From the March 2000 issue.
- Safeco Field -- A
one-of-a-kind project that took a moveable-roof stadium to a new level in a seismic
design. Designed in just nine months and constructed in just 27 months, the engineers met
a long series of complex challenges. From the March 2000 issue.
- Carmel High School,
Carmel, IN -- A creative solution to the need to replace an aging roof while at the
same time allowing basketball to be played unhindered. From the March 2000 issue.
- Music Box --
Nashville's new arena is evocative of its reputation as America's Music City. From the
October 1999 issue.
- Wanneroo International
Netball Stadium -- A dynamic stadium desgn matches the excitement of this fast-paced
game. From the August 1999 issue.
- Arizona Diamondbacks
Bank One Ballpark -- Kicking off a new trend in stadia design, the Bank One Ballpark,
home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, features a moving roof. From the June 1999 issue.
- University of Northern
Iowa Air Dome Retrofit -- The replacement of an existing air-supported dome roof with
an aesthetically appealing, cost-effective, low-maintenance alternative: a hybrid
cable-arch scheme, the first of its kind, which offers both functionality and aesthetic
value. From the June 1999 issue.
- "Table Top
Truss" Supports Arena Roof -- The roof system for the new Reed Arena at Texas
A&M University takes a skeletal form that works in perfect synergy with the
architectural design and diverse functions of a modern multipurpose arena. From the
October 1998 issue.
- Stadium Addition
Mirrors Team’s Success -- The growing popularity--and success--of Northwestern
University’s football team led the school to add a new pressbox facility. From the
June 1998 issue.
- Coors Field Baseball
Stadium -- The new stadium in Denver had to have it's own unique features, as well as
fit in with a historic part of downtown. From the April 1998 issue.
- Jacobs Field Baseball
Stadium -- The design for the Jacobs Field Ballpark in Cleveland had one hitch - no
visible bracing. From the April 1998.
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