Us Open Tennis Roof Construction

14 10 11 15 the roof was designed by rossetti architectsand its structure engineered by wsp global.

Us open tennis roof construction.

The roof has two 800 ton fabric panels made of 210 000 square feet of lightweight ptfe membrane. Structural integrity financial viability operational functionality and aesthetically pleasing. Construction of the united states tennis association s usta 100 million retractable roof for arthur ashe stadium which will eventually eliminate fears of rain delays at us open tournaments. Open tennis tournament turns 50 this year and its extreme makeover is nearly complete.

The official site of the 2020 us open tennis championships. The new roof will undergo multiple tests. Us open roofs ready by 2018 share new york the us open will become the third grand slam tennis event to have a roof to protect main stadium matches from rain and will have two covered venues by 2018. The french stop of the tennis tour is the last major to fit a retractable roof to join wimbledon the australian open and the us open.

The 500 million project paid for by the usta will result in a retractable roof with an opening large enough to lower wimbledon s center court and its retractable roof though it. Rain hindered play during the us open for five consecutive years causing united states tennis association usta to consider adding a roof over ashe stadium. The us open roof on the arthur ashe stadium and louis armstrong stadium was designed by rossetti architects and it s structure engineered by wsp global. When the tournament begins on aug.

The retractable roof project was completed in 2016. 27 the new louis armstrong stadium will be. Six months before the final grand slam tennis event opens across the street from citi field there is plenty of construction underway at the usta bille jean king national tennis center including. New york the u s.

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