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Flyers and Sixers Select Las Vegas Sphere Designer for New South Philly Arena
By Kyle Pagan
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The Flyers and Sixers are tapping the same design firm that was expected to build 76 Place to take on the new project in South Philadelphia, writes Jake Blumgart at the Inquirer:
The Philadelphia 76ers and Comcast Spectacor have selected an architecture firm to design their new South Philadelphia stadium, the first public steps for the project since the team’s contentious Center City proposal was withdrawn earlier this year.
The partners have chosen Populous, a global arena design firm, to craft the plans for the new South Philadelphia stadium. They will be partnering with architecture firm Moody Nolan, which has an office on Market Street.
The 76ers previously selected those two firms to design their abandoned Center City arena plans.
Populous was in charge of designing the Las Vegas Sphere and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and is currently building the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. They’ve also undertaken entertainment district projects around the stadiums, which will be an important addition as Comcast and the Sixers have plans to build an entertainment district in South Philly with hotels, restaurants, and expanded Xfinity Live!, and more.
It’ll be interesting to see how much they take from the original 76 Place design now that they have to incorporate both teams, but they should knock this out of the park if any of the stadiums they’re currently working on are examples. They’re building this insane looking stadium in Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup. It’s got three sides. Why? Because it’s freaking Saudi Arabia and they can:
Kyle writes blog posts and does Man on the Street-style videos all around Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University (a basketball school) in 2015. contact: k.pagan@sportradar.com