College Park Center

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College Park Center
CPC
The northwest side of the College Park Center
The northwest side of the College Park Center
Data
place 601 South Pecan Street Arlington , Texas 76019
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 32 ° 43 '49.9 "  N , 97 ° 6' 29.2"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 43 '49.9 "  N , 97 ° 6' 29.2"  W.
owner University of Texas at Arlington
operator University of Texas at Arlington
start of building March 5, 2010
opening February 1, 2012
surface Hardwood - parquet
costs 78 million US dollars
architect HKS, Inc.
capacity 7,000 seats (basketball)
7,000 seats (volleyball)
6,750 seats (concerts)
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The College Park Center is a multi-purpose hall in the US city ​​of Arlington , Texas . The center is located on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The CPC is used primarily by the NCAA - Basketball and - volleyball teams , the UT Arlington Mavericks out of the University of Sun Belt Conference , used. The new building replaced the Texas Hall , which was inaugurated in 1965 and has 2,709 seats.

history

The in Dallas -based architects HKS, Inc. designed the hall. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on March 5, 2010. In autumn 2010, Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. donated five million US dollars for the construction. It was the largest single donation in the history of the university. Around two years later on February 1, 2012, the US $ 78 million arena was inaugurated. The CPC is located in the 20 acre (81,000 m 2 ) large College Park District in downtown Arlington. The building meets the requirements of the LEED Gold classification for environmentally friendly, resource-saving and sustainable construction.

On November 2, 2015, the new women's basketball has been the franchise of the Dallas Wings ( WNBA ) presents Center in College Park. The Wings have been playing their WNBA games at College Park Center since the 2016 season . Previously, the franchise was based in Tulsa , Oklahoma , as Tulsa Shock . In addition to sports, the university's graduation ceremony, concerts, conferences and community events take place there. The center offers 7,000 seats for sports events with a playing field. 6,750 seats are available for concerts with a final stage. Two training fields are available in the hall away from the main field.

gallery

  • The UTA Mavericks men's basketball team warms up before a game.

  • The hall on the day it opened. The inauguration ceremony between a women's and men's basketball game

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ uta.edu: Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uta.edu
  2. ↑ utamavs.com: Halle on the website of the UT Arlington Mavericks (English)
  3. ↑ dallasnews.com: The Wings, Dallas' new WNBA team, look to be 'market disrupters' article on November 2, 2015 (English)
  4. ↑ utacollegepark.com: About the Center (English)