Northwestern officially broke ground on its new Ryan Field football stadium today, though work on the site, including demolition of the original Ryan Field , has been underway for months. The $800M privately funded stadium is set to open in 2026 and the school released several new renderings of the design, which was overseen by HNTB and Perkins&Will, in conjunction with the groundbreaking.
A joint venture featuring Turner Construction and Walsh Construction is building the 35,000-seat stadium, which will be surrounded by a community park and public green spaces and is pursuing LEED Gold certification for the construction portion of the project. Northwestern’s football team will play at a temporarily enlarged Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium on the school’s lakefront campus during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, with at least two games booked for Wrigley Field .
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