“For such a large footprint, the site plan and the ability to integrate the natural features as part of the sequence of arrival and the experience of the project is really commendable…. It’s iconic yet seems to fit very well within its site.”
— Gordon Gill, FAIA
“This project resonates on many scales…. It blends both terrain and figure to create quite a complex matrix of spaces at a range of scales.”
— Roberto de Leon, FAIA
Location Inglewood, California
Client Stan Kroenke
Architect HKS
Design Team Mark Williams, FAIA, Lance Evans, Kevin Taylor, AIA, Jay Caddell, AIA, Ryan Blaylock, AIA, Greg Walston, Mike Rogers,AIA, Niel Prunier, AIA, Bryan Mounger, AIA, Michelle Stevenson, AIA, Sergio Chavez, AIA, Manzer Mirkar, AIA, Heath May, AIA, James Warton, AIA, Tim Logan, Patrick McMahon, Joshua Tooill, AIA, Mark Timm, Amanda Trimble, Kelsey Hamm, Rob Bishop, Eric Nelson, AIA, Steve Bayne, AIA, NOMA, Scott Hunter, AIA
Contractor Turner/AECOM Hunt Joint Venture
Construction Administration QDG Architecture
Project Manager Legends Global Planning
Structural Engineer Walter P Moore
Civil Engineer David Evans and Associates
MEP Engineer Henderson Engineers
Landscape Architect Studio-MLA
AV and Broadcast WJHW
AV (YouTube Theater) Salas O’Brien
Code/Fire/Life Safety Howe Engineers
Wind Loading and Patron Comfort RWDI
Food Service Ricca Design Studios
Exterior Lighting Lam Partners
Interior Lighting Kaplan Gehring McCarroll
ADA Consultant Access by Design
Photographers Nic Lehoux, Kevin Korczyk
SoFi Stadium is the first indoor-outdoor stadium ever constructed and the NFL’s largest at 3.1 million sf. The open-air venue is the centerpiece of a new 298-acre mixed-use development that also includes two other state-of-the-art venues—American Airlines Plaza and YouTube Theater. All three are situated under an independently supported translucent canopy constructed of ETFE panels with embedded LED lights for displaying images and videos visible from planes flying into LAX. Inspired by the Pacific Ocean and its coastline, the architecture and landscape were designed to create the feel of an outdoor venue while providing the flexibility of a traditional domed stadium. The stadium and Hollywood Park beyond are a year-round community destination providing much-needed open space for Inglewood as well as a boost in tourism revenue by attracting world-class events.