The NFLās Washington Redskins franchiseĀ has grand plans for a new stadium. The wave-like structure will have parks, bridges, evenĀ a moat surrounding it.Ā
The stadiumās architect, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), was featured on CBSās 60 Minutes this weekend. Ingels, the Danish starchitect, explained his vision for the stadium.
āThe stadium is designed as much for the tailgating, like the pre-game, as for the game itself,ā Ingels told 60 Minutes. āTailgating literally becomes a picnic in a park. It can actually make the stadium a more lively destination throughout the year without ruining the turf for the football game.ā
According to the Washington Post, a moat for kayakers and various parks and bridges will surround the stadium.
The Post also found that many Washington football fans think the design is dumb.
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Also, everything about this image is absurd. Rappelling? Roller skates? Surfers? Bikinis? No porta potties? pic.twitter.com/rJam0k3uwB
ā Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) March 14, 2016
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Specifics are unknown, in part, because the new stadiumās location still needs to be hashed out. The Redskins play at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The venue opened in 1997, and the team has a lease through 2027. Redskins owner Dan Snyder wants a new home, though, and locations in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., are being considered.
D.C. is a difficult situation.Ā CityLab explainedĀ thatĀ the team would have to change its nickname for the government to turn over the land underneathĀ Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. ButĀ sinceĀ BIG likes to incorporate site-specific features, aĀ moat at the RFK site "would connect the venue with the nearby Anacostia River, which is popular with kayakers," Kriston Capps of CityLab wrote. "The design looks like a love letter to the teamās old neighborhood." A moat surrounding a Virginia-based stadium would be out of place.
BIG hasnāt designed an NFL stadium, but has recently worked on other ambitious projects, like The Spiral, a twisting 65-story tower in Manhattan.
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The #Redskins have hired world-renowned firm BIG to develop new stadium concepts.
ā Washington Redskins (@Redskins) March 11, 2016
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