Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Wintrust Arena at McCormick Place

Team

Architect

Pelli Clarke & Partners, w/Moody Nolan

Contractor

Clark Construction

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Sports

COMPLETION

2017

PROJECT SIZE

300,000 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural Engineer

Chicago, IL
Wintrust Arena at McCormick Place

This 10,000-seat events center serves DePaul University’s basketball program and features a swooping, iconic roof as its architectural centerpiece. To match the roof’s curved and complex surfaces, MKA incorporated sway frames and 60-ft-long girders to create an efficient design that reduced the number of roof-supporting trusses by two-thirds. In addition, raker-beam framing combined with structural steel and precast concrete provided an open and inviting seating bowl and arena interior.

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Wintrust Arena at McCormick Place