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University of Illinois

Champaign, Illinois

Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Performance Center

Knowing that a cutting edge performance center is key to recruiting the best players, the university teamed HNTB’s design team to deliver world-class amenities for the Fighting Illini. The new facility is adjacent to the renovated Memorial Stadium, and connected to the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility, making it a new front and central hub for football.


Project features focus on student-athletes’ every need, from strength and conditioning to nutrition. Amenities include coaches’ offices and a unique auditorium with views to the practice field — a critical recruiting tool. Key elements of The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Performance Center include: direct connection to existing indoor practice facility through new weight room, sports medicine suite dedicated exclusively to football, five hydrotherapy pools, X-ray/DEXA Scan, player lounge featuring a two-lane bowling alley, 168-seat team meeting room overlooking the existing practice fields, 11 position meeting rooms, dedicated recovery lounge with 16 stations, recruiting lounge with integrated gear display, rooftop player social zone, three dedicated nutrition stations and new training day and game day locker rooms.

Size:

112,000-GSF

Services:

Architect of Record

Construction Administration

Fundraising Graphics & Visualization Tools

Interior Design

Structural Engineering

Gerardo Prado

National Sports Market Leader

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