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Gaylord Family -
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
STYLE POINTS:
The $
160 million south end zone expansion encompasses new premium seat inventory designed to attract new and younger donors into the Big
12 school’s football program. The 22 suites, 66 loge boxes and
1,8
10 club seats sold out prior to the 20
16 season.
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Golden 1 Center
STYLE POINTS:
The Sacramento Kings’ new arena stands out as the only LEED Platinum facility in sports, the highest level of certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s program. The five towering glass doors that fold up garage-style to create an indoor-outdoor venue are the arena’s signature design feature.
Photo by: MIAMI DOLPHINS
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Hard Rock Stadium
STYLE POINTS:
The new roof canopy protecting 92 percent of fans attending Miami Dolphins games provides a new look to the 30-year-old building, which shrank by
10,000 seats. The team’s naming-rights deal with Hard Rock International helps recoup owner Stephen Ross’ $500 million investment in stadium renovations.
Photo by: EDMONTON OILERS
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Rogers Place
STYLE POINTS:
The Oilers’ new arena has helped resurrect downtown Edmonton and spurred more than $2 billion in new development around the facility. The arena features 37 types of seating inventory, much of it new premium introduced to a market unfamiliar with those concepts at Rexall Place, one of the NHL’s older buildings.
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U.S. Bank Stadium
STYLE POINTS:
The stadium’s fixed roof, made of ETFE, a clear plastic material, gives Minnesota Vikings fans the feeling of playing outdoors in one of the NFL’s harshest climates. The Mystic Lake Club Purple, tucked into the midlevel northwest corner, features couch seating sold as season tickets in a fantasy football lounge setting.
