University of Phoenix Stadium

Home to the Arizona Cardinals

Project Summary

The University of Phoenix indoor stadium has a retractable roof, a roll-out natural-grass playing field and seating for 63,400 (expandable to 73,000). The stadium has been described as unlike any other stadium in North America, a marvel of design, engineering, and technology.

It was opened on August 1, 2006, after three years of construction and was the venue for the 2008 Super Bowl. Mechanical components for the retractable roof and field were modelled to ensure correct interface with the structural steelwork.

Due to the complex roof geometry the open web joists and joist girders were also modelled to ensure correct fit up with the structural steel.