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Structure Magazine: Preserving a Landmark

March 21, 2024
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Alex Fradkin photo
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Alex Fradkin photo
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Thornton Tomasetti
Climate Pledge Arena
TEKLA model of temporary roof shoring system. Thornton Tomasetti
Climate Pledge Arena
A view of the temporary roof shoring and partially demolished south pylon. Courtesy Elliott Veazey, CAA ICON
Climate Pledge Arena
Tuned mass damper installation at press bridge. Thornton Tomasetti
Climate Pledge Arena
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Thornton Tomasetti
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Thornton Tomasetti

The ambitious goal of transforming the existing Key Arena in Seattle, Washington, into a world-class sports and concert venue was undertaken by its owners at Oak View Group, who challenged the project team to develop numerous innovative and collaborative solutions. The total transformation of the venue serves as a structural engineering benchmark for existing building renovations in high seismic zones and demonstrates what can be accomplished with modern design and analysis techniques.

We provided structural and construction engineering services to Populous for renovation of the 800,000-square-foot arena, which opened in time for the NHL's 2021-2022 season.

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