New U.S. soccer stadiums changing the design game
The growing population of the beautiful game has fueled a new generation of urban sports stadiums While they?re both football stadiums, the two venues couldn?t be more different. In Los Angeles, the forthcoming indoor-outdoor stadium for the NFL?s Rams, part of a massive 300-acre development, will have a price tag estimated at $2.6 billion, seating capacity for more than 100,000 fans, and aims to reshape the surrounding neighborhood. It?s simply a colossal, cutting-edge development.
Contrast that with the recent stadium proposal advanced for a hoped-for Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in Miami, headed by British star David Beckham. The 25,000-seat stadium concept, with an airy, open-roof design, wouldn?t require parking, and would be designed to fit into the city?s Overtown neighborhood (it also wouldn?t require any public funding). ?We view this as a paradigm shift for the county as to how people get to large events,? said Spencer Crowley, a lawyer and lobbyist representing Miami Beckham United, according to the Miami Herald.
Football and soccer are in two different levels in the U.S. when it comes to popularity and physical footprint. But soccer?s smaller size has its advantages, especially when it comes to architecture. The growth of the MLS has led to a boom in soccer-specific stadiums, ones with more connection to the game, better integration into surrounding neighborhoods, and a more intimate experience compared to those being built for American football a...
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