The American Architect
The ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
VOL CXXIVWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1923NUMBER 2431
STADIA—PART I
BY ROI L. MORIN IN 1913 there were hut five completed stadia in
this country. In 1920, there were eleven, while in the Fall of 1923 there will he twenty, with two partly built, and several more in the process of construction, or on the drafting hoards. In this summary the scores of grandstands, baseball parks, open-air theatres, etc., are not included, hut only such huge structures as the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Yale Bowl, the Ohio State University Stadium, etc. In view of this widespread interest and activity in such a singular field, which in each instance requires an outlay of a large sum of money (from $250,000 to $4,000,000) considerable research, and often an original solution for the particular prob
lem, The American Architect and The Architectural Review presents in this issue, the first of a series of articles describing several of the latest edifices of this type, together with details of construction of these as well as older structures.
In these articles an attempt will be made to differentiate betiveen the types of stadia, both as respects layout and use, and with this in view the
following important stadia will be described:
1. U-shaped Stadium for general college athletics, Franklin Field Stadium, University of Pennsylvania.
2. Largest baseball park, Yankee Stadium, (New York American League Baseball Club).
3. A reinforced concrete college stadium, built with economy as an important consideration, University of Kansas Stadium.
1). An English Football Stadium (the largest structure in existence), Wernbly Park Stadium, London, England.
5. A Tennis Stadium (the only one in this country), West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, L.I.
6. A large municipal stadium, and several others.
In a subsequent article there will appear a tabulation of these stadia, with names, locations, use, shape, materials of construction, capacity, architects, date of completion, together with remarks
as to peculiarities, costs, etc.—The Editors.
(Copyright, 1923, The Architectural & Building Press, Inc.)
INTERIOR VIEW, FRANKLIN FIELD STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
The ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
VOL CXXIVWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1923NUMBER 2431
STADIA—PART I
BY ROI L. MORIN IN 1913 there were hut five completed stadia in
this country. In 1920, there were eleven, while in the Fall of 1923 there will he twenty, with two partly built, and several more in the process of construction, or on the drafting hoards. In this summary the scores of grandstands, baseball parks, open-air theatres, etc., are not included, hut only such huge structures as the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Yale Bowl, the Ohio State University Stadium, etc. In view of this widespread interest and activity in such a singular field, which in each instance requires an outlay of a large sum of money (from $250,000 to $4,000,000) considerable research, and often an original solution for the particular prob
lem, The American Architect and The Architectural Review presents in this issue, the first of a series of articles describing several of the latest edifices of this type, together with details of construction of these as well as older structures.
In these articles an attempt will be made to differentiate betiveen the types of stadia, both as respects layout and use, and with this in view the
following important stadia will be described:
1. U-shaped Stadium for general college athletics, Franklin Field Stadium, University of Pennsylvania.
2. Largest baseball park, Yankee Stadium, (New York American League Baseball Club).
3. A reinforced concrete college stadium, built with economy as an important consideration, University of Kansas Stadium.
1). An English Football Stadium (the largest structure in existence), Wernbly Park Stadium, London, England.
5. A Tennis Stadium (the only one in this country), West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, L.I.
6. A large municipal stadium, and several others.
In a subsequent article there will appear a tabulation of these stadia, with names, locations, use, shape, materials of construction, capacity, architects, date of completion, together with remarks
as to peculiarities, costs, etc.—The Editors.
(Copyright, 1923, The Architectural & Building Press, Inc.)
INTERIOR VIEW, FRANKLIN FIELD STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA