Miami Dolphins New Stadium Roof

However the partial roof does hold back the heat or sun.

Miami dolphins new stadium roof. The miami dolphins installed genetically enhanced platinum te paspalum turf at the renovated stadium in miami gardens. From january to september 2016 earthcam. On friday some of the roughly 400 on site workers will lift and then inch by inch move a 480 ton queen truss into the northwest end zone. Aecom hunt managed a three year renovation of hard rock stadium home of the nfl s miami dolphins and the university of miami hurricanes.

The miami dolphins won a deal tuesday from miami dade county that will have the team renovate its stadium including adding a partial roof in exchange for county payments when the team brings big. And that s just one of more than 100 intricate steps it. Even contending with three separate opening days aecom hunt did not miss one milestone. Built primarily for football in the fall the roughly 75 000 capacity stadium has hosted some of the most exciting games in professional and collegiate sports.

Watch and share this time lapse movie highlighting the renovation process for the miami dolphins hard rock stadium. When it was first constructed in 1987 joe robbie stadium as it was then called had no roof. Sun comes from an angle so it s on the one side most of a game. It s designed to hold up despite limited sunlight thanks to the new canopy.

An open air canopy was added to provide weather protection and sun shading while also amplifying crowd noise. Renovations to the six level 800 000 square foot stadium included the addition of a state of the art open air canopy which provides shade and protection from the elements for 92 percent of fans while also allowing for ample sunlight for a natural grass field.