Little Caesars Arena

Team

Architect

HOK, w/Hamilton Anderson Associates

Contractor

Barton Malow | Hunt JV

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Sports

COMPLETION

2017

PROJECT SIZE

890,000 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural Engineer

Detroit, MI

Little Caesars Arena

This state-of-the-art, multipurpose facility serves as the home court for the NBA Detroit Pistons, home ice for the NHL Detroit Red Wings, and is large enough to accommodate 20,000 fans.  It anchors a sizeable mixed-use development and includes 482,000 ft² of space for parking and an additional ice rink for practices and community use. MKA’s structural design incorporates ring slabs at the event and concourse levels to resist lateral pressures created by an excavation 42 ft deep, while a roof-lined tension grid provides support for extensive rigging.
Exterior twilight view of Little Caesars Arena’s Chevrolet Plaza
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Exterior twilight view of Little Caesars Arena’s Chevrolet Plaza
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena

Awards

Award of Merit, Sports & Entertainment - Engineering News-Record, Midwest

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