In a 60 Minutes special that aired mid-March, BIG showed off a design that incorporates a tiered parking structure, with space for 25,000 cars that will surround the venue, and a moat (yes, a moat) with bridges meant to help organize foot traffic for ticketholders into and out of the stadium. Now, architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed a new Redskins stadium with 60,000 seats, roughly 20,000 fewer than are available at FedExField, in Landover, Maryland, where the team now plays.
Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C., which held just over 46,000 spectators. Team owner Daniel Snyder has said he wants a more “intimate” venue, like the team’s old Robert F. BIGs Redskins stadium could offer abseiling and surfing Bjarke Ingels has unveiled his new stadium design for American football team the Washington Redskins. Yet that’s exactly what the Washington Redskins plan to do. The Washington Redskins have begun the process of designing a new stadium to replace the 17-year-old FedEx Field. While the moat would apparently be used in the warmer months for kayaking, surfing, and beach-going, one of the new images suggests a winter mode, with an iced-over moat hosting pick-up hockey games and. Also, the team have a lease on FedEx Field until 2027 and conditions of potential termination weren’t disclosed.It might seem counterintuitive for a team in the National Football League to build a smaller stadium than the one where it currently plays. Regardless of practicality, though, additional renderings of BIG’s stadium design released by the team this week suggest the moat is no joke. It’s not clear where the new stadium might be built, though a return to the city of Washington or move to Virginia are listed as options. The company itself does not confirm a job for Redskins, but indeed confirms it’s working on a landmark stadium project. This time Washington Post quotes an official of the club, suggesting the Danish office Bjarke Ingels Group is working on the new design. Evans said officials have talked informally to Redskins owner Dan Snyder and associates about building a new stadium on the RFK site when the Nationals move to a new stadium in 2008. Apparently these weren’t as successful as team owner Daniel Snyder would have wanted, because Redskins are again linked to potential relocation.
The stadium went through a series of redevelopments since those days in an attempt to boost matchday revenue, last one in 2015. First leaks of possible relocation date back to 2007, just a decade after FedEx Field opened in Landover. The football field was aligned northwest to southeast, along the first baseline. Well, that and renaming the team not to offend native Americans. Washington Redskins (19611996) RFK Stadium was home to the Washington Redskins for 36 seasons, from 1961 through 1996. The stadium’s architect, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), was featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes this weekend. The wave-like structure will have parks, bridges, even a moat surrounding it. The issue of Redskins stadium change has been a one resurfacing on several occasions in recent years. The NFL’s Washington Redskins franchise has grand plans for a new stadium.