The lid had to be kept safely in place due to a city-imposed imperative to preserve the old arena’s landmarked looks.
November 30, 2020
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Nadine M. Post - Engineering News-Record
Most contractors would jump at the chance to have a roof overhead during a major rebuild. But for the team turning earthquake-prone Seattle’s 411,000-sq-ft KeyArena into the 932,000-sq-ft Climate Pledge Arena, the city-owned facility’s historic helmet has been a 44-million-lb design and construction headache.
Reprinted courtesy of Nadine M. Post, Engineering News-Record
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