Introduction ― 4
Selected Projects ― 8
― Arenas
Today’s arenas demand design that supports a collective experience. We know that it can be hard to juggle multiple teams, concerts, and events. That’s why we prioritize getting to know your community--its athletes, its spectators, and its partners first.
From uncompromised views to generous amenities, every design decision we make ensures a memorable experience for all.
Top: The Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Savannah, Georgia
Client: City of Savannah
Size: 269,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2022
Seating Capacity: 10,000 seats
― WHAT IT IS
The first step in realizing the Canal District Master Plan, this facility revitalizes and connects the city.
The arena is designed to provide a premium experience for patrons at every price point.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Client: NBA Minnesota Timberwolves
Size: 830,000 square feet (77,110 square meters)
Completion Date: 2017
Seating Capacity: 19,000
― WHAT IT IS A major renovation that gave this facility a competitive edge.
From basketball games and concerts to family shows, over a million visitors pass through its doors every year.
Client: NHL Winnipeg Jets
Size: 440,000 square feet (40,875 square meters)
Completion Date: 2004 Original, 2019 Renovations
Seating Capactiy: 15,000
Awards:
Air Canada Centre, Major Facility of the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry, 2009
IES Illumination Awards, Award of Merit, 2019
― WHAT IT IS An unmatched experience for NHL Winnipeg Jets and their fans.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Client: City of Rapid City
Size: 270,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2021
Seating Capacity: 10,000 seats
― WHAT IT IS A transformative multi-purpose facility that enhances the quality of life for the Black Hills region.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Client: Oak View Group
Size: 1,000,000 square feet (92,900 square meters)
Completion Date: 2014
Seating Capacity: 10,000
Awards:
Global Award for Excellence, Urban Land Institute, 2017
Willard G. “Bill” Rouse III Award for Excellence, Urban Land Institute of Philadelphia, 2015
― WHAT IT IS A boost to historic downtown Allentown drawing people to concerts, family shows, sporting events, and trade shows.
Huhhot, Nei Mongol, China
Client: City of Huhhot
Size: 320,000 square feet (29,800 square meters)
Completion Date: 2008
Seating Capacity: 9,000
― WHAT IT IS
An adaptable, robust facility for sports events, concerts, athletic competitions, regional conferences, and theatrical productions.
Athens, Georgia
Client: City of Athens
Completion Date: Est. 2023
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The Athens Arena will be the home of the future Georgia Music Collective (formerly known as the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.)
City of Athens, Classic Center Arena
Locker Room Renovation and Club Lexus
Denver, Colorado
Client: Kroenke Sports Entertainment, NHL
Colorado Avalanche
Size: 15,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2017 (Club Lexus); 2022 (Locker Room Renovation)
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The game day locker room boasts a custom dimensional Colorado Avalanche logo on the ceiling.
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place.
That’s why clients and communities on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about human-centered design, and committed to creating a positive impact in people’s lives through sustainability, resilience, well-being, diversity, inclusion, and research. In fact, Fast Company named us one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture. Our global team of 2,700 creatives and critical thinkers provides integrated services in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen; retail strategy and design consultancy Portland; sustainable transportation planning consultancy Nelson\Nygaard; and luxury hospitality design firm Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR).
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