Sports & Entertainment

Consulting, Planning and Design

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Stadiums, arenas, music halls, theaters; these are the venues that build hopes and dreams in children and provide entertainment and excitement for adults. Today’s venues provide more than a place to see a sporting event or a musical concert; they provide a complete experience. Entertainment fa-cilities differentiate themselves by offering unique design, interactive elements, and food and bever-age options that are specific to the location and characteristic of the venue.

There are many ways to approach food facility design in sports and entertainment venues. William Caruso & Associates (WC&A) designs for various scales of food service; from traditional concession stands, to larger spaces and designs that are unique to a specific facility. We work with our clients to understand the vision they have for their venue and the experience they would like to provide for their patrons.

Overview Our ApproachWC&A’s sports and entertainment projects are differentiated among all other endeavors. The sheer size and scope of our experience in this area dwarfs other project types. These projects often have exacting time limitations requiring accelerated scheduling; this produces high-pressure deadlines and the need for extra manpower. WC&A has both the knowledge and experience to deliver high-quality work in a timely fashion under pressing circumstances. We utilize our very experienced sports and entertainment staff, who understand all facets of the industry and can quickly and efficient-ly work with our clients, architectural teams, and engineers in a professional manner. These jobs are fee sensitive with little room for additional services so “getting it right” the first time is essential to the successful completion of these projects!

Project HighlightsRadio City Music Hall New York, New York

Quest Field Seattle, Washington

University of Oregon - Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, Oregon

WC&A has completed multiple phases of work over the years for this famous performing arts center located at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City. Projects included the crea-tion of a foodservice master plan and conceptual space planning to expand and centralize future food and beverage systems. WC&A also planned and designed a new state-of-the art food and beverage and merchandise kiosks operating in the main foyer, exterior building, and theatre itself (also included was renovation of historical furniture pieces into functional kiosk units).

First and Goal, Inc. selected WC&A as its food and beverage fa-cility planning and design consultant for a 69,000-seat NFL sta-dium in Seattle. The building is tied to a major exhibition center and parking garage which accommodates concurrent events. The stadium’s food and beverage system features dual commissaries, food courts, and up-scaled fixed concessions featuring local Pa-cific Northwest food and drink. There is also a high-quality club, in-seat dining, and specialty suite services.

WC&A was hired to plan and design all food and beverage facili-ties for this 12,500-seat arena venue set in the heart of this famed “PAC-12” Conference School’s campus. Our project team worked closely with the UO Athletic Department, its Foodservice Director, and the project architectural team to enhance a high-quality food-service program already in operation at MAC Court (the existing arena). A state-of-the-art program was developed offering guests high-quality food choices at reasonable prices.

1976 Summer Olympic Games Montreal, Quebec, Canada*

1984 Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles, California*

1988 Australian World Exposition Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky

Alamodome Stadium San Antonio, Texas

America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona

Ameriquest Field Arlington, Texas

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Arvada, Colorado

Atlantic City Events Center Atlantic City, New Jersey

Aurora Grand Forks Stadium Grand Forks, North Dakota

Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon

The RiverCenter Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina

Agganis Arena Boston, Massachusetts

Bucknell University Arena Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California

Byrd Stadium University of Maryland College Park, Maryland

Calgary Stampede Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Candlestick Park San Francisco, California

Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio

CNE Stadium Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center Atlanta, Georgia

Coliseo De Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico

Carolina First Arena Charleston, South Carolina

Colorado Events Center Boulder, Colorado

Colorado Ocean’s Journey Aquarium Denver, Colorado

Columbus Civic Center/Arena Columbus, Georgia

Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan

Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado

Coors Field Denver, Colorado

Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas

COSI (The Ohio Center Of Science And Industry) Columbus, Ohio

Crown Center Fayetteville, North Carolina

Cumberland Civic Center Arena Portland, Maine

Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver, Colorado

Denver Museum of Natural History Denver, Colorado

DK Arena Mangonia Park, Florida

Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California

Sun Life Stadium Miami, Florida

Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts

Folsom Field (University Of Colorado) Boulder, Colorado

Ford Field Detroit, Michigan

Fox Cities Performing Arts Complex Appleton, Wisconsin

Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee

Golden Park Columbus, Georgia

Gonzaga University Arena Spokane, Washington

Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, Ohio

Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa

Home Depot Center San Dominguez, California

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hughes Stadium Ft. Collins, Colorado

Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado

Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California

Joliet Field Joliet, Illinois

ShoWare Stadium Kent, Washington

K-ROCK Centre Kingston, Ontario

Knoxville Civic Center Amphitheater Knoxville, Tennessee

Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin

Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin

Larimer Events Center Fort Collins, Colorado

Lexington Center Lexington, Kentucky

Long Center Austin, Texas

Highlight Client List

Los Angeles County Museum Of Art Los Angeles, California

Home Depot Center San Dominguez, California

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Renovation Los Angeles, California

Madison Square Garden New York, New York

HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York

Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, Oregon

McAfee Coliseum Oakland, California

Memorial Stadium Renovations (Clemson University) Clemson, South Carolina

Metro Zoo of Portland Portland, Oregon

Miller Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Theater Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center Biloxi, Mississippi

MAC (Monmouth College Events Center) West Long Branch, New Jersey

Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, Montana

Nassau Coliseum Bethpage, New York

National Aquarium In Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland

Red Bull Stadium Harrison, New Jersey

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina

Oracle Arena Oakland, California

Oklahoma City Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oldsmobile Park Lansing, Michigan

Olympic Stadium Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska

Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada

Orpheum Theater Omaha, Nebraska

Orpheum Theater Phoenix, Arizona

Philadelphia Museum Of Art Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phillips Arena Atlanta, Georgia

Phoenix Symphony Hall Phoenix, Arizona

Compuware Arena Plymouth, Michigan

PNC Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Portland Center for the Performing Arts Portland, Oregon

Radio City Music Hall New York, New York

RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina

Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison, Colorado

Resch Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin

Roebling Arena Trenton, New Jersey

HP Pavillion San Jose, California

Save Mart Center Fresno, California

Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri

Seattle Center (Marion Oliver Hall) Seattle, Washington

Qwest Field Seattle, Washington

Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, Iowa

MassMutual Center Springfield, Massachusetts

Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri

Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington

Tallahassee Leon Civic Center/Arena Tallahassee, Florida

Germain Arena Ft. Myers, Florida

Texas Stadium Irving, Texas

The Alerus Center Grand Forks, North Dakota

Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska

The Forum Inglewood, California

The Grand Ole Opry Nashville, Tennessee

The Ohr-O’keefe Museum Of Art Biloxi, Mississippi

Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada

Times Union Center For The Performing Arts Jacksonville, Florida

MTS Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Tulsa Regional Events Center Tulsa, Oklahoma

University Of Dayton Flyers Arena Dayton, Ohio

James H. Barnhardt Student Activities Center and Arena Charlotte, North Carolina

Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan

Century Stadium 16 Ventura, California

West Campus Stadium (University Of Northern Colorado) Greeley, Colorado

Williams–Brice Stadium (University Of South Carolina) Columbia, South Carolina

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