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Northwestern University Upgrades Keep NU

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Steven Michael Matz Elite Among Rivals
Project Manager
847.497.0681
s-matz@northwestern.edu ROCKY & BERENICE MILLER BASEBALL PARK
PROJECT COST
$12.8M (e) $12.8M (a)
The old baseball stadium at Northwestern University was in
SCHEDULE need of several upgrades: a field prone to flooding interrupted
Completed: 2016 practices and games; the press box, concessions area and ticket
ADDRESS OF OFFICE booth were undersized; and there was no team clubhouse.
RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVICES
300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1100 The Wildcats Nine facility was sorely outmatched by its Big 10
Chicago, Illinois 60606 rivals. FGM Architects and its associate, Populous, collaborated

% OF SELF-PERFORMED WORK closely with Northwestern’s Athletics Department in addressing
40% the goals and challenges the project presented.
The existing natural grass field was replaced with a synthetic turf
system, and the new extensive underground drainage system
greatly improved the team’s ability to confidently schedule
practices and games throughout the rainy spring season.

The freestanding ticket booth and concession stand, linked by
painted aluminum fencing with masonry piers, anchor the corners
of a new public face for the ballpark.

The elevator tower provides access to the new press box
structure, and also serves as a welcoming, vertical icon to
designate the main entrance plaza.

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