Check out the cutting-edge features that might just make tomorrow’s stadiums worth the outrageous price of admission with our animated fly through
By Patrick J. Sauer Posted 07.16.2008 at 10:24 am 6 Comments

Frankenstein's Dome: We combined the best design and technology features from a dozen cutting-edge stadium plans to create the ultimate Stadium of the Future, seen on these pages.  Graham Murdoch
Now that fans can enjoy high-def sports action from their living rooms, stadium owners need to offer more to potential patrons than $8 beer. What can you expect from the stadium of the future? Comfortable seats close to the action, interactive screens that provide real-time game stats, sustainable design, and architecture that directs the roar of the home crowd onto the field.

Check out our animated fly through, below, then launch the gallery for the six top innovations in the stadium of the future.

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bcbloyd
07/16/08 at 9:02 pm

Don't know about "a dozen cutting-edge stadium plans". To me, it looks almost exactly like the new Dallas Cowboys stadium slated to open in 2009.

Retractable glass doors? Yep, the Cowboys stadium.
Steel arches spanning beyond endzone to endzone? In the Cowboys stadium.
Retractable roof? In the Cowboys stadium.
Center-hung interactive video screens, hung over the field, spanning from 20-yard line to 20-yard line, with two smaller screens on each end? ONLY in the Cowboys new stadium.

Only thing missing on your "fly through" is the Star in the center of the field.

Don't believe me? See for yourself: http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/

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Moshable Music
07/16/08 at 9:22 pm

I guess the big question is, is there a football team worthy of it yet?.

Moshable Music

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ford2go
07/17/08 at 1:13 am

Pretty amazing combination of articles here. We have "saving the world from wall warts", "saving the world by using a push mower" and "building newer and bigger mega stadiums. "

Wonder how much wall wart juice you'd have to save to open those Dallas roof panels in 12 minutes?

I don't hate football or stadiums ( well. maybe the insane stadium competion), I'm just looking for a little consistency.

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DiGMEH

from Montreal, Quebec

07/17/08 at 10:37 am

pretty cool if u ask me.
useless, yes, but also cool :P
- DiGGY

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richit
07/19/08 at 8:57 am

I like the roof designs that contain noise, cavernous modern designs tend to let the atmosphere go.

Thousands of stadium designs: sportingsights.com

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tjwest
07/23/08 at 11:58 am

I like the desing, the only thin left is to build it so let the games start to play.


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