March 2020
Engineering Qualifications
Soccer Stadiums
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Thornton Tomasetti
“I am constantly being
asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team.
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— Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé)
Table of Contents Soccer 5 Concept 7 Projects 8-21 Key Personnel 22-25 Related Services
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Soccer as an Agent of Unity and Cultural Change In North America Globally, soccer players, at a quarter-billion strong, cheered on by soccer fans in the additional hundreds of millions, have announced their love of the sport with their enthusiasm, their hard-earned cash and their “top-of-their-lungs foot-stomping” tribal presence at games. Not just a great sport, soccer is growing economies, uniting divided nations on the pitch and showing inclusivity to anyone who embraces soccer fever. The facilities designed to house this sport are cathedrals of passion and noise, a catalyst for regeneration and a game-changer for the communities they serve.
There’s no denying that the popularity of soccer in North America has grown dramatically in recent years. In fact, a January 2018 article in Forbes magazine
Peter DiMaggio our co-CEO, was a star midfielder with the Lions at Columbia University, and a two-time All-American.
World War I British and German troops competed in “kick-about” soccer matches during the 1914 Christmas truce, a series of unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front.
Iran’s team carried white roses, a symbol of peace, to their match against the United States at the 1998 World Cup in France.
In 2015, the U.S. defeated Japan, becoming the first team in history to win three Women’s World Cup titles.
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predicted that soccer will soon replace baseball as America’s third most popular spectator sport. The statistics seem to bear this out:
We are the proud few who get the privilege of designing and creating the spaces where teamwork, unity and cultures
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$4 billion total value of MLS teams 8 million MLS attendance in 2017* $3+ billion total value of MLS teams Not surprisingly, the biggest gains have been financial. Major League Soccer teams have grown to more than nine times their 2017 values, according to Forbes. *Soccer Stadium Digest, 2017
come together. Mia Hamm said, “I play for the intense challenges that the game on the highest levels present. The whole team enjoys playing exciting soccer for the fans, and my part in that makes me feel good about myself. The whole concept of teamwork is what keeps us all going. It’s my role to create scoring chances, and to come through for my teammates is extremely satisfying.” That’s how we feel about designing stadiums. We love being part of the team. We love supportingthe design of beautiful spaces with innovative engineering at the highest levels. We get our satisfaction from coming through for our teammates and ultimately for the sport itself.
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CONCEPT
Concept Sports projects are complex facilities, often with long-span structures which are expressed architecturally. We work with architects to explore a number of design concepts and identify the right solution for a particular project and balance form, function, cost, schedule and site logistics.
Design approach Our understanding of the constructability of large, complex projects means that the logistics of the site and sequence is built into the design from the outset.
Holistic Services Our structural engineering service is complemented by our in-house expertise in construction engineering, faรงade engineering services, kinetic design, protective design and sustainability. In particular the integrated construction engineering service allows us to seamlessly transition from design into construction and collaborate with the steel fabricator and erector and reduce risk to the project.
Tools We recognize the importance of communicating across disciplines and trades and the speed in which this communication must occur. We have developed in-house software that allows us to transition between geometric packages and parametric model to analysis software and back again. This allows us to quickly evaluate options, optimize solutions, perform advanced form-finding and integrate the faรงade and structure.
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PROJECTS
Banc of California Stadium Los Angeles, California
Thanks to the fast-track schedule, LAFC’s first home game will be held ahead of schedule on April 29th, 2018, less than 18 months after construction began. To help the contractor to achieve this schedule, early on Thornton Tomasetti performed a shoring analysis as part of a construction engineering service to allow for the Main Concourse level slab to support the shoring loads of concrete floors above, allowing trades to continue work at the Event Level below without the impediment of temporary shoring.
Owner Los Angeles Football Club
Completion Date 2018 (estimated)
Client / Architect Gensler
Construction Cost $250 million
General Contractor PCL Construction
Seating Capacity 22,000 Services Structural Engineering Façade Engineering
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PROJECTS
Children’s Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas
Thornton Tomasetti worked closely with the design architect, owner and CM to evaluate several lightweight and conventional long span roof systems that would achieve the iconic design goals AND support the 14 month construction schedule. The Design of the 147,000 sq ft falling helical profile resulted in 42 tubular trusses, all with different geometry . To accomplish this deign within the construction schedule and budget, Thornton Tomasetti shared REVIT and TEKLA models and lead detailing work sessions to avoid the conventional delays associated with RFI’s and shop drawing reviews. The innovative use of inverted conventional roof deck supported at the bottom chords of the trusses and the translucent polycarbonate panels located at the top chord provide an intimate fan experience while allowing adequate sunlight to reach the natural turf field.
Owner Sporting Club of Kansas City
Completion Date 2011
Client / Architect Populous
Construction Cost $147 million
General Contractor Turner Construction
Seating Capacity 18,500 Services Structural Engineering
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U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota
The design team applied Thornton Tomasetti’s parametric modeling techniques to perform slopeoptimization studies, creating one of the lightest structural steel stadium roofs in North America, steeply lofted to shed Minnesota snow. A monumental steel ridge truss, spanning 970 feet, provides the primary support for the roof structure. On the south side of the ridge, the 240,000-square-foot ETFE roof is the largest of its kind in the United States, affording panoramic views of the outdoors, maximizing natural light permeation, and producing solar gain to warm the stadium. The north side of the ridge is a traditional steel deck and membrane roof.
Owner Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Client / Architect HKS Sports & Entertainment Group General Contractor Mortenson Construction
Completion Date 2016 Construction Cost $975 million Seating Capacity 66,200 Services Structural Engineering Façade Engineering Construction Engineering Kinetic Mechanization Design
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Stadio Della Roma Rome, Italy
One of the major goals for AS Roma’s new stadium involved designing a lightweight roof that efficiently responds to the site and geographic conditions while providing an identity to this famous institution in the 21st century. Working closely with Meis Architects we developed a tensile roof with fabric covering – an elegant solution that balances form and function. By providing structures and façade services we were able to assist in integrating material choices of cables and fabric for the roof and stone for the façade into the design process and help create the identity of a modern day club looking to the future while preserving the rich tradition and history of Rome.
Owner AS Roma and Raptor Accelerator Client / Architect MEIS Architects
Completion Date 2018 (estimate) Construction Cost $400 million Seating Capacity 52,500 Services Structural Engineering Façade Engineering
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BMO Field Improvements Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The new roof canopy added to the revamped BMO Field is an important piece of the Premier League experience the owners wanted for stadium visitors. Thornton Tomasetti prepared multiple parametric models aligned with Gensler’s vision and with consideration of cost and constructibility. The resulting exposed steel structure, which required a long-span truss to achieve the column free space desired to accommodate the stands, was completed on time and on budget.
Owner Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
Completion Date Phase I: 2015 Phase II: 2016
Client / Architect Gensler
Construction Cost $120 million
Structural Engineer of Record ENTUITIVE
Seating Capacity 8,400 (addition) 31,000 (total)
General Contractor PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Services Structural Engineering
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Al Menaa Sports Complex Basrah, Iraq
The final roof geometry was formed and optimized through highly detailed collaboration between Thornton Tomasetti, the architect and the wind consultant. The orchestration of such a large, complex and elegant tensile membrane roof structure required the use of the software Rhino with the parametric plug-in Grasshopper. The parametric model Thornton Tomasetti created allowed for the exploration of key design issues, and allowed for solutions to be explored while considering consequent effects to the entire structure.
Owner Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports Client / Architect HOK (Formerly 360 Architecture) General Contractor Anwar Soura for General Contracting Company, Ltd.
Completion Date Unfinished Construction Cost $83 million - Stadium $6 million - Practice Facilities Seating Capacity 30,000 Services Structural Engineering Faรงade Engineering
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Basrah Sports City Basrah, Iraq
For Basrah Sports City, Thornton Tomasetti developed a parametric Catia model to analyze different panel shapes and worked closely with project architects to decrease the number of molds to five, cutting the fabrication time in half. Design parameters even included the size of trucks available to transport panels from the fabrication facility to the site. The models we delivered were used to fabricate the Basrah Sports City’s main stadium façade panel molds and connection brackets.
Owner Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports Client / Architect HOK (Formerly 360 Architecture) General Contractor Abdullah A. Al-Jiburi Contracting Co.
Completion Date 2013 Construction Cost $500 million Seating Capacity 65,000 – Main Stadium 10,000 – Secondary Stadium Services Structural Engineering Façade Engineering
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The stadium is one of the first to be designed using BIM: the entire project team used BIM throughout the design process, working in parallel on one Revit model to develop the design. Multidisciplinary integrated modeling allowed for easier coordination of complex geometry and connections; faster response to ownerdriven changes; and accurate monitoring of quantities for price certainty. The roof’s sweeping form was modeled in Grasshopper, a generative modeling tool for Rhino 3D, and continuously analyzed for structural stability, daylight penetration, and thermal and solar performance to ensure that the final design was the most structurally efficient option for meeting functional shading needs and architectural goals.
Owner Al Ain Club Investment Company
Completion Date 2014
Client / Architect Broadway Malyan Architects (Master Plan and Interiors) Pattern Design Ltd. (Stadium) Engineer of Record Mark Habre Associates
Construction Cost Confidential Seating Capacity 25,000 Services Structural Engineering Façade Engineering
General Contractor BAM International
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KEY PERSONNEL
Scott Lomax, MEng, CEng, MICE Senior Principal Scott has 20 years of experience in structural analysis, design and project management of a variety of complicated structures including sports facilities, cultural and mixed-use buildings. He has designed a wide range of bridges, pedestrian walkways, and unique specialty structures. Scott joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2012, after nine years with Santiago Calatrava’s. He leverages strong global project management skills acquired on projects in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Italy, the UK and Taiwan. Scott’s experience has given him a keen appreciation of the need for collaboration, flexibility and understanding among the various disciplines required for complex architecturally exposed structural steel projects. Scott is also fluent in Spanish and a judge for CEMEX.
Robert Treece, P.E., S.E., LEED AP Senior Principal Robert Treece joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2005 and has more than 25 years of experience in structural design that includes structural analysis and review of a variety of building types. While at Thornton Tomasetti, Robert has worked on an impressive list of sports stadiums, including the new U.S. Bank Stadium, the iconic Yankee Stadium and the New York Jets’ and Giants’ MetLife Stadium.
Children’s Mercy Park is a game-changing soccer stadium for several reasons. The fans notice the creative architectural design, incorporating club seating and suites, like never before envisioned for soccer; the field-level suites immediately behind the players bench; and a complex roof geometry that gives it iconic status, covers all the fans, and creates a Europeanstyle home-field advantage. Not apparent in the high-finish, completed stadium, is the coordination process that we developed with Populous to deliver this complex geometry. Before Revit and other 3D modeling software were fully adopted by the design community, Thornton Tomasetti led the coordination process by translating the architect’s sketch-up model into 3D AutoCAD, rationalized it, shared it with the architects and modified it to meet their design intent. Then we converted this to a 3D Revit model, which we delivered to the steel fabricator for detailing the steel.
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KEY PERSONNEL
Bruce M. Gibbons, P.E., S.E., CEng, LEED AP Managing Principal Bruce Gibbons joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2004 to establish Thornton Tomasetti’s Los Angeles office. He has more than 30 years of experience in the design, specification and construction of a wide variety of building structures. His expertise in complex and expressive structures spans a range of project types including sports, transit, aviation, performing arts, museums, commercial and educational.
Kevin Legenza, CPEng, MIEAust, NPER Associate Principal Kevin Legenza has more than 10 years of structural design, project management and research experience. Since joining Thornton Tomasetti in 2011, Kevin’s primary focus has been on signature sporting venues and complex specialty structures. Kevin has overseen all phases of project delivery, from conceptual design through construction administration, and has worked in positions from structural designer to multidisciplinary project manager / integrator. He brings this diverse background to projects and focuses on teamwork and a collaborative design process across all of the AEC disciplines to achieve the results that clients and stakeholders expect.
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RELATED SERVICES Construction Engineering Advancing Project Delivery Our ability to deliver complex projects is unique within the industry. Unlike most engneering firms, we routinely share our models with owners, architects, contractors and fabricators because we believe this is the best way to clearly communicate project information. With backgrounds in structural design, construction management, procurement and construction engineering, our specialists have the expertise to fully integrate design and construction teams to effectively and efficiently move a project from concept to completion. We coordinate the complete structure, using models to create design drawings and deliverables that contractors and fabricators can use in downstream production of shop drawings and building skin components. Our connection design services better define the scope of work required for structural steel contractors and erectors. Detailing, modeling and shop drawing production services – for steel and concrete – help the owner and construction manager achieve the most responsible and reliable pricing and on-schedule delivery.
Darren Hartman, P.E., LEED AP Senior Principal
Darren Hartman has more than 20 years of experience managing design projects including negotiating contracts and the daily administration of all structural design aspects, while supervising project engineering design staff. He specializes in integrating design and construction teams to effectively and efficiently move a project from concept to completion, while supporting construction safety. His in-depth knowledge of design and construction services includes project delivery strategies, advanced project delivery and connection design, construction engineering, and field engineering support. He is the firmwide leader of Thornton Tomasetti’s Construction Engineering practice. Darren’s notable projects include major sports stadiums such as Minnesota Multipurpose Stadium in Minneapolis, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Sporting Park in Kansas City, Yankee Stadium in New York City and CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Minor League Baseball stadiums in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Midland, Michigan; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, round out his portfolio.
Kinetic Design Thornton Tomasetti provides design and evaluation of stadiums, arenas and special structures and brings an expertise in architectural kinetics on moveable structures both nationally and internationally. Our engineers have designed and evaluated more than 35 major sports facilities, and conduct forensic investigations to address the design of a wide range of structures and their mechanical and power systems. Serving Up Support for a Retractable Roof Thornton Tomasetti provided structural and façade engineering for the redevelopment of the No.1 Court at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon. The project will add a new roof with fixed and moveable components; increase seating capacity by 900 seats on two new tiers; create a new two-level public plaza; and upgrade seats, concessions and catering areas, and hospitality facilities throughout the court. Our structural engineers designed the fixed roof, the long-span trusses of the moveable roof, and structural modifications to the existing superstructure to support all aspects of the redevelopment. The structural design required integration of several important factors. The fixed roof must support the retractable roof components while letting in enough sunlight for the court’s grass, clear sight lines must be maintained and the design must conform to strict planning height restrictions.
Thomas A. Duffy, P.E. Associate Principal
Thomas Duffy is a structural engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the analysis, design, construction and inspection of bridges and other heavy movable structures. Tom joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2012 and was previously a principal associate with strategic partner Hardesty & Hanover. Areas of expertise include bridge and transportation structure design and forensics, with particular expertise with movable bridges and retractable stadium roofs. His broad base of practical experience includes working knowledge of mechanical systems (electro-mechanical and hydraulic), electrical systems (power and control), and geotechnical and seismic engineering. He assists clients with evaluating early design of kinetic structures and expands their ability to implement these designs.
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RELATED SERVICES Protective Design Our 50 years of experience in providing physical security analysis, advice and design – to architects, building owners, developers, and public agencies – makes us the premier provider of protective design services. We assess vulnerability to multiple hazards and provide balanced and economical mitigation for every type of structure. Practical Solutions We collaborate with team members to achieve appropriate solutions that also uphold each project’s aesthetic and budgetary goals. Intent on avoiding the bunker mentality displayed by others in hardening components, our blast engineers embrace their role in the aesthetic success of every project. We craft solutions that provide the required protection without compromising unique architectural features. And because structural hardening can be expensive, we work with project stakeholders to educate them about their options and to determine appropriate performance targets. Differing performance requirements call for different design solutions – with different price tags.
Peter D. DiMaggio, P.E., SECB co-CEO
Peter DiMaggio leads a team of specialists proficient in all aspects of protection engineering design and analysis. Peter is a recognized expert in special structures and protective design and directs many of the firm’s more high-profile and challenging projects worldwide. During his 20-year plus career, Peter has been involved in the design and structural hardening of numerous government buildings, including more than 40 U.S. embassies, federal facilities and courthouses. His diverse portfolio also includes office buildings, educational facilities, hotels, stadiums, laboratories, residential towers and unique structures. He has also served as a structural and blast engineering consultant to several legal teams regarding the adequacy and appropriateness of various designs. Peter joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2015 through its merger with Weidlinger Associates, for which he served as principal and a member of the firm’s board of directors.
Façade Engineering The design and engineering of innovative building skins is a field of increasing complexity due to the advancements in materials and technologies and the push by architects to develop skins with geometric complexities, increased transparency and sustainable performance objectives. Multidisciplinary Expertise to Match the Most Challenging Designs Thornton Tomasetti’s Façade Engineering Practice is at the forefront of this developing field with a multidisciplinary team that brings decades of experience in the design, engineering and construction of innovative and award-winning exterior systems. We integrate building skin, sustainability and structural design in new buildings, renovations and re-cladding projects, with scope and service offerings that can be tailored to accommodate the specific needs and cost parameters of any project. Commitment Integrated from Concept to Installation We can assist in the concept design and engineering of building skins - from the evaluation and integration of systems and materials, the development of complex interface and system fabrication details, to construction documentation.
Walter Hartnett, P.E. Vice President
Walter Hartnett joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2017 and leads the East Region façade engineering practice. He brings more than 10 years of experience across multiple market sectors, and building types, in the design and analysis, and planning and implementation of facade systems in both new construction and adaptive reuse of existing buildings. As a structural engineer with an extensive background in façade engineering, forensic investigation and specialty structures, he offers expert guidance on building envelope technologies and how best to integrate them into high-performance, resilient, design-driven enclosures. Walter has lectured at the university level on construction design and delivery, and consulted on building codes and performance based-design standards for public agencies, including the General Services Administration and Department of Homeland Security.
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Engineering Design, Investigation and Analysis
Thornton Tomasetti optimizes the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity. An employee-owned organization of engineers, scientists, architects and other professionals collaborating from offices worldwide, we support clients by drawing on the diverse expertise of our integrated practices.
We are committed to be a sustainable and enduring organization and the global driver of innovation in our industry. Our Practices Structural Engineering Protective Design & Security Façade Engineering Transportation Construction Engineering
Sustainability Applied Science Forensics Renewal
42 Offices Worldwide AMERICAS Canada: Mississauga, Ottawa, Toronto United States: Albuquerque, Austin, Bos-
ton, Chicago, Cupertino, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Kansas City, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Washington DC, West Hartford Brazil: SĂŁo Paulo | EUROPE United Kingdom: Bristol, Edinburgh, London Russia: Moscow MIDDLE EAST United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai | ASIA-PACIFIC China: Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City New Zealand: Christchurch, Wellington India: Mumbai
Contact Scott Lomax T 917.661.7800 SLomax@ThorntonTomasetti.com
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Banc of California Stadium courtesy Gensler