FAU Football Stadium

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = FAU Football Stadium
nickname =


location = Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
broke_ground = 2009 (planned)
opened = 2010 (planned)
closed =
demolished =
owner = Florida Atlantic University
operator = Florida Atlantic University
surface = TBD
construction_cost = $62,000,000
architect = HKS/Schenkel Shultz
former_names =
tenants = Florida Atlantic Owls (NCAA) (2010-present)
seating_capacity = 30,000

FAU Football Stadium is a future stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, that is currently in the planning stages for the Florida Atlantic Owls football team. The stadium will be located at the main Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University on the north end of the campus. [ [http://www.fau.edu/innovationvillage/, July 20, 2008.]

Due to open in Fall 2010, the stadium is the final phase of the university's Innovation Village, a multi-purpose project which will include four additional apartment-style residence halls, convert|130000|sqft|m2 of retail shopping space and a multi-use Convocation Center for the basketball program.Sarah Talalay, [http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/highered/sfl-1205fau_stadium,0,1223728.story Private firms are key to FAU stadium plan] , "South Florida Sun-Sentinel", August 30, 2005.] [http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2007/09/17/daily21.html] Two buildings from the Innovation Village, the FAU Alumni Center and the new Recreation and Wellness Center, are currently under construction and are expected to be open by Spring 2009.

While initial plans suggested a 40,000 seat dome stadium, the most recent plans call for a smaller, 30,000 seat capacity venue that would be open-air. The steel stadium, modeled after the University of Central Florida's new Bright House Networks Stadium, would allow for future expansion to 65,000 seats as well as a roof if needed. Cost of the project has been estimated at $62 million and will be funded through private donations and partnerships such as naming rights; no public funds (including tax revenues) are expected to finance the stadium.

Recently the the architect for the stadium was finalized when the firms HKS/Schenkel Shultz were awarded the contract, finishing ahead of Ellerbe Becket and HOK. [ [http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/fau/blog/2008/07/and_the_winner_is_hksschenkels.html] , Sun-Sentinel, July 15, 2008.] FAU expects to break ground in Spring 2009 and play its inaugural home game in Fall 2010 against Big Ten opponent the Michigan State Spartans.

succession box
title = Home of the Florida Atlantic Owls football
years = 2010 — current
before = Lockhart Stadium
after = future

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