This one is a work-in-progress, but why not unveil it now? Blog posts don’t have to be so polished. I will continue to polish this idea and update it in the future.

I got this idea because I am often dismayed by the pricey costs of stadiums when they are seldom used. An NFL team might use their $1B stadium (Like the Cowboys’ new digs) maybe 10-13 times a year (If they played 2 playoff games and hosted the Super Bowl). So why not combine these stadiums to service all major sports?

Currently, Hockey and Basketball share arenas, but there is too much floor space around the NBA court in my opinion. MLB and NFL use to share many stadiums but it proved to be disastrous! MLS and NFL are just starting to warm up to sharing the same stadiums, which is a good fit as far as dimensions go.

Because sports fields come in so many dimensions, the Stadium should be able to reconfigure itself to best encompass the field so the fans can get great sight lines. This involves the mass shifting of grandstands using a rail system. The stands would perch on rails or other stands. Rails would be stealthily embedded into adjoining stands to help facilitate the movement and to help guide stands in place.

The Mega Stadium version 1.

For this bad boy I went the extra mile and included a Baseball field. I don’t know if future versions will, as it’s inclusion really pushes the design too much, and Baseball will probably always be a sport that commands it’s own stadium, as they do play a hefty 82 game home schedule over 6 months. Having the Stadium with only Hockey/Basketball/Football(x2)/Tennis works just fine. it’s also more practical and easier to roof, which I will include in future versions.

An Industrial crane would move the score clock. The Stands would be moved by massive hydraulics, similar to a system I saw for the roof at SafeCo field, which resembled giant train wheels. The design would use a system already in place at an NFL Stadium (can’t remember which one) where the entire field is transported on a mobile platform to the outside to get some sun!

This would be very ideal for Urban centers that simply do not have the room for multiple stadiums, in which case this would be like building a single NFL or MLB-sized stadium. The Venue would be in use year-round and would be able to recoup it’s construction costs much sooner.

On a somewhat related note, I also think you should check out this great blog called “Field of Schemes” which highlights the many shady practices of sports owners in regards to landing stadiums and arenas. Chances are you own a piece of many stadiums that charge you a fortune to even enter!

Baseball Stadium reverse angle view.

Tennis Close-up. See the rail system? Sits on the stands too.

Hockey alignment. More rails and tracks to see here.