University of Maryland College Park XFINITY Center
Delivering the Maryland athletics new sports and student activities facility
The XFINITY Center provides a seating capacity of 17,950 fans for basketball, and serves as a campus site for university special events and select community events. The XFINITY Center houses the university’s athletics administration offices and includes a 7,000-SF Academic Support Center, providing an enhanced study atmosphere for the school’s nearly 700 student athletes on 25 teams. An additional 1,500-seat gym serves as home to the Terps’ volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling teams, and the Nextel Heritage Hall multi-purpose room (capacity 400) is equipped to host banquets, press conferences, large meetings and serve as a pre-game dining area overlooking the competition arena.
Project Overview
- Seating capacity of 17,950 fans for basketball and campus site for special events and community events
- Houses the university’s athletics administration offices and includes a 7,000-SF Academic Support Center, providing an enhanced study atmosphere for the school’s nearly-700 student-athletes on 25 teams
- An additional 1,500-seat gym serves as home to the Terps’ volleyball, gymnastics, and wrestling teams, and the Nextel Heritage Hall multi-purpose room (capacity 400)
- Significant audio-visual technologies, utility relocation, roadway realignment, central plant expansion, new softball stadium, and construction of a new 1,200-space parking garage
“We really feel this will serve as a prototype for all collegiate facilities in the future.”
John Brown
Chairman
Maryland Stadium Authority
Quick Stats
- Client:
- Location: College Park, MD
- Architect:
- Size: 450,000 SF
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Awards:
- Associated General Contractors (AGC) Washington, DC Chapter, Best New Construction Project
450,000
square feet
17,950
seating capacity
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