1st and 10/Contractors Are on the Offense at the New Cardinals Stadium

摘要

Since ancient times, elaborate and complicated coliseums have been built to meet the need for spectacle. The need for spectacle hasn't changed, but the building methods for modern coliseums have, and the new Cardinals Multipurpose Stadium in the suburban Phoenix city of Glendale, is an excellent example. The 355 million dollars stadium is the first in North America to feature a roll-out playing field. The field sits under the largest supertrusses in the country, with two Brunei trusses spanning 700 ft. When the two trusses are placed on top of the 172-ft.-tall super columns, it will be one of the largest jacking jobs in history at 1,800 tons each. And people around the world are paying attention. "The project has attracted world-wide attention from Russia to Australia," said design architect Peter Eisenman of New York City-based Peter Eisenman Architects PC. "One of the biggest plusses is that the Cardinals management has insisted and maintained its belief in wanting a world-class piece of architecture."