Rebuild Aims to
Revive Chicago's Aged Arena
$606 million project to provide
suites to Bears and parkland and parking to city
Anyone who has witnessed a Chicago Bears or Chicago Fire
game at Soldier Field in recent years knows why there is a
massive rebuilding effort going on at the ancient stadium.
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Schedule
Monster job more than midway
complete, but it took long weeks and bearing down
Because the construction team working on the new Soldier Field
was handed an exceptionally tight time frame of just 20 months
in which to complete the mammoth $606 million project, the
schedule has loomed large over every phase of the project.
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Revamped Stadium to Put Fans Close
to Action
Squeezing seating bowl within
colonnades compels closeness
Intimacy in professional athletic stadiums? You bet. Full
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Concrete, Steel, Glass Shape New
Soldier Field
Concrete forms foundation,
steel supports bowl and skyboxes and glass frames suites
The Soldier Field project will consume thousands of tons
of steel, tens of thousands of cubic yards of concrete and
enormous quantities of preglazed and glazed-on-site glass. Full
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Parking Garages
To Camouflage Cars
Precast selected to frame two
parking facilities for speed of erection
For years, driving by Soldier Field meant gazing at acre upon
acre of parking lots, in addition to a rundown stadium.
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Precision Guides
MEP Systems' Installation
Tight dimensions cramp space
for ductwork, plumbing and pipes at Soldier Field
Tight tolerances between floors containing the Soldier Field's
133 skyboxes meant that precision and coordination were required
to make systems fit within the confined space.
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Sunday in the
Park With Bears Fans
Parking garages' excavated
soil becomes sledding hill; 1,300 trees planted
Designing the landscape around the new Soldier Field meant
dealing with 120,000 cu. yds. of dirt excavated during construction
of the parking garages.
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New Sports Facility
Benefits From Old-Timer's Memory
Long-forgotten creek swamps
Illinois College site; lime stabilization helps dry soil
Illinois College in Jacksonville is so steeped in history
that an old-timer aided crews building an athletic facility.
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Sitework Obstacles
Give Workout to Sports Center Crews
230-ft.-long roof panels
cover roof of Marquette University's Al McGuire Center
From excavation to roofing, the $31 million Al McGuire Center
on Milwaukee's Marquette University campus has demanded creative
design and construction solutions. Full
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