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Texas Rangers unveil new stadium by HKS

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Texas Rangers unveil new stadium by HKS

Go Rangers, go!

HKS has released renderings for its new Texas Rangers stadium as well as a design update for the new complex, dubbed the Globe Life Field.

The seats at the 1.7-million-square-foot baseball stadium are closer to the field and lower than traditional stadium seating to bring a capacity crowd of 41,000 fans as close as possible to the action. A retractable, transparent roof can flood the field with sunlight or close up for inclement weather, but even when open, the roof’s baffles and shields block players from direct sunlight.

Arches along the upper concourse are turned 90 degrees to increase transparency along the thoroughfare, while the stadium entry is set off with an overhang – a nod to the traditional Texas front porch. Total cost? A cool $1.1 billion.

Dallas-based HKS also designed the L.A. Rams stadium, which at $2.66 billion has the somewhat dubious distinction of being the world’s most expensive stadium to date. Technicians punched 20 million holes in the facade’s 36,000 perforated aluminum panels, eliminating the need for an HVAC system (and driving project costs sky-high). The complex is expected to be finished by 2019.

Back in Texas, the groundbreaking for the 13-acre Rangers site is scheduled for this Thursday, September 28. Games at the Dallas–Fort Worth-area Globe Life Field will begin in the 2020 baseball season.

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