Raising the bar for athletic facilities
October 15, 2024
Scott Klaus tells Tradeline how high schools are modeling their sports facilities after collegiate stadiums
As colleges and universities are taking their cues from professional arenas, some high school facilities—most notably the regional high school arenas in Texas—are being designed to collegiate standards, with dedicated elevators for the home and visiting teams, two-story press boxes, dedicated warm-up spaces and toilet facilities for the band and cheerleaders, and suites that they auction off for private use.
“We actually have Division II colleges play at McKinney ISD (Independent School District) Stadium (in McKinney, Texas) because it seats 12,000 and it looks like a collegiate stadium,” says Scott Klaus, AIA, LEED AP, principal at Stantec in Houston.
“It seems like every district is just continuing to raise the bar,” says Klaus.
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A design architect, Scott focuses on athletic facilities and education projects.
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