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Wednesday, June 4, 1997
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Improvements should be made by the year 2000
Rebecca Osladl
Kansan staff writer
Penzer Architects, P.A., in association with HOK sports, will make renovations to Allen Field House and Memorial Stadium. As a result, prices for students' 'season tickets will increase $6 to help pay for the improvements.
The millennium will mark the start of a new experience for those who attend University of Kansas sporting events at Memorial Stadium and Allen Field House.
Glenn Livingood Penzler Architects, P.A., in association with HOK Sports, has been selected, as the sports design team, to make renovations to the stadium and enhancements to the fieldhouse. Renovations will begin immediately and should be completed by the year 2000.
"The primary focus is to improve the fan experience by making it a much more friendly place to be," said Bob Frederick, athletic director.
Pat Warren, assistant to the athletic director, said enhancements to the stadium and the field house would cost an estimated $24.4 million. He also said that funding would come from private contributions and a slight increase in ticket prices.
"Prices for students will increase $6 a year for season tickets," Warren said. "This way only those who want to use the facilities will pay a little extra for them."
Warren said it was important that students understand that their tuition would not increase as a result of the renovations.
"This is a really exciting project," Warren said. "The fan experience is foremost in our minds. We have a great setting for the stadium, but we need better facilities to enjoy the setting."
Memorial Stadium was built in 1921 and was the first athletic structure built on a university campus west of the Mississippi River. Kraig Penzler, one of the leading architects on the new project, said that although there had been some work performed on the stadium since that time, it had not received routine maintenance.
Penzler also said that the stadium was not up to par with other
Renovations to the stadium will include building ticket windows, general circulation concourse areas and twice as many restrooms and concession stands. Premier seating, which includes luxury suites, premier sections and club level seating areas, will be developed. Other enhancements will also be added, like making structural repairs and upgrading the long-term maintenance needs.
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new drinking fountains, more accessible entrances and concessions area improvements. Most of the improvements will provide easier access for handicapped fans.
Spectator amenities will also be enhanced at Allen Field House, which was built in the 1950s. These enhancements will include a new elevator, new restrooms,
The architects and officials in the athletic department are meeting this week for a design meeting in which the specific plans for the stadium will be discussed.
Darren Cook, director of facilities for the athletic department, said that the first change would be the lighting.
"We are finally going to buy our own field light, so we will not have to rent them anymore." Cook said. Glenn Livinggood, Penzler Archi
Glenn Livingood Penzler Architects has done extensive work with similar types of projects in the past, including the 1996 Summer Olympics Venue Management and World Cup Soccer 1994.
HOK Sport has designed or been involved in the design of more than 350 arena and stadium projects worldwide for public sector clients, professional sports franchises, colleges and universities.
"It's all for the fans and making the experience better for them," Penzler said.
And he also said that he hoped the improvements would attract more fans.
"I want KU to get the attention it deserves," Penzler said.
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