Nationwide Arena
An urban hockey arena was designed to reinforce the visual connection between the ice and the cityscape.
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Home to the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets, Nationwide Arena opened in September 2000 as a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment facility. The facility anchors the centrally located Arena District, a mixed-use development designed to echo the industrial texture of the capital city.
We provided structural design services for the arena, which features a brick-and-glass exterior that ties into the urban fabric. Expansive lobbies and concourses and a 70-foot, glass-enclosed atrium reinforce the visual connection between the cityscape and the ice. The structure transitions from steel to concrete above the main concourse in a design that took advantage of both the early start capability of concrete and the cost-effectiveness of steel.
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