Soccer Stadiums With Retractable Roofs

Football stadiums with retractable roofs.

Soccer stadiums with retractable roofs.

Detroit s ford field will not be retrofitted with a retractable roof to accommodate a mls expansion club as was recently confirmed by detroit s bidders. A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof on tracks so. We ve taken a close look at roofs and stadiums to find out what the score is and it s fascinating stuff. Detroit s mls expansion bid backed by dan gilbert and tom gores proposes that the club play at ford field the downtown home of the nfl s lions the stadium has been a fixed roof facility since opening in 2002 but it was learned.

Tennis stadiums a traditional outdoor sport but with a much smaller playing area only domed and retractable roof stadiums are included i e. Yet the nearly four year old venue lacks the iconic elements found at acclaimed buildings elsewhere the gigantic scoreboard of the dallas cowboys at t stadium the retractable roof of the indianapolis colts lucas oil stadium the spectacular views of the san. List of retractable roof stadiums. For retractable roofs the home team determines if the roof is to be opened or closed 90 minutes before kickoff.

Metlife stadium is one of the most expensive football stadiums ever built. Stadiums designed for field sports such as baseball and any of a wide variety of football codes and or athletics track and field. The roof remains open unless precipitation or lightning is within the vicinity of the stadium the temperature drops below 40 f 4 c or wind gusts are greater than 40 miles per hour 64 km h in which case the roof operators. Doesn t the millennium stadium have a roof.