Sketchup Stadiums & Arenas

Built in 1958, the Gold Dome was based on R. Buckmister Fuller’s futuristic geodesic dome design. It was the fifth geodesic dome built in the world and the first one made of gold anodized aluminum. Originally built for Classen State Bank, the building was designed by the Bailey, Bozalis, Dickinson and Roloff architectural firm with Robert B. Roloff as chief designer. The building was a radical departure from bank designs of the past and designed to reflect Oklahoma’s prosperous future. In 2003, The Gold Dome was purchased by Dr. Irene Lam, an Oklahoma City optometrist and civic leader. Dr. Lam partnered with Norman architect Mike Kertok, Ron Rocke and Mark Gifford of Macinni Construction. Their collaboration produced a facelift to the structure while preserving the former bank’s golden past. The Gold Dome is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, ensuring that the landmark will be preserved for future generations.

Kyocera Dome Osaka (Osaka Dome) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Japan. Beginning in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes as a result of the merger of the Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes.

Lucas Oil Stadium (LOS) is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 24, 2008, in a game against the Buffalo Bills and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. The stadium is scheduled to host Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.

The Mellon Arena, completed in 1961, was originally constructed as a performance center for the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. The poor acoustics of the unique design forced the opera out soon after and the arena became home to the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. This building was constructed with a retractable dome roof, with 6 moving panels. With additions of box seats, scoreboards and balconies, the roof can no longer be completely opened. The building has been used for many events from sports to concerts over its lifetime, and currently there are plans to replace it with a larger capacity stadium. Model created by Adam Hecht.

This is the millenium dome. The naming rights have recently been given to British Phone company, o2 and it has been made into a stadium for concerts and indoor sports. – It is expected to hold alot of indoor events during 2012 Olympics in London. On my model i have included the stadium on the inside so please take a look – – Sam.

Ōita Stadium, Big Eye stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan. The stadium is usually called as Kyushu Oil Dome (九州石油ドーム), sponsored by the Kyushu Oil. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of J. League club Oita Trinita. It was designed by the famous architect Kisho Kurokawa, and built by KT Group, Takenaka Corporation. Ōita Stadium opened in May 2001 and originally had a capacity of 43,000. The stadium hosted 3 games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The Astrodome, originally called Harris County Domed Stadium, was completed in 1965.  It was the first baseball stadium to be cover by a roof.  The dome was initially made of semitransparent panels that allowed in enough sun light for grass to grow on the field.  However, the panels had to be painted and artificial turf installed when it was discovered that fly balls were difficult to see against the dome.

The stadium of the Major League Baseball team the Toronto Blue Jays and the Canadian Football team the Toronto Argonauts, the Rogers Centre occupies a prominent location near the city’s landmark CN Tower. It was designed by architects Rod Robbie and Micheal Allen. Model created by Mason Thrall.

The Pengrowth Saddledome is located in Calgary, Canada. It is home to the NHL’s Calgary Flames, the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen, and the NLL’s Calgary Roughnecks. It can hold more than 17,000 People. The Pengrowth Saddledome is the center for most big ticket shows in Calgary.

The Louisiana Superdome located in the heart of the New Orleans Central Business District is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility. Home to the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, the Superdome is the largest fixed dome structure in the world. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans Superdome attracted international attention at it provided shelter to thousands of evacuees.

The stadium of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays was constructed in 1990 to try to lure the White Sox to the Tampa Bay Region. While the Sox were not lured, in 1998 the MLB granted the region a franchise. Before they started playing there, however, the stadium went through a massive renovation. Designed by architects HOK Sport. Model created by Mason Thrall.