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in dollars) | architect = Downtown Arena Design Team: Populous 360 Architecture Ellerbe Becket Rafael Architects | structural engineer = Walter P Moore〔(Sprint Center - Walter P. Moore )〕 | services engineer = M-E Engineers, Inc.〔(Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO - M-E Engineers Inc )〕 | project_manager = ICON Venue Group | general_contractor = Mortenson Construction Facade Design & Supply = Overgaard Ltd. | former_names = | seating_capacity = 19,252 (concerts) 18,972 (basketball) 17,544 (hockey)〔(Kings, a NHL team )〕 17,297 (arena football) | tenants = Kansas City Command (AFL) (2008, 2011–2012)}} Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=E 14th St & Grand Blvd Kansas City, MO 64106-2919 )〕 The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District. The arena's naming rights partner is the telecommunications company Sprint, whose headquarters is in nearby Overland Park, Kansas. Sprint Center opened to the public on October 10, 2007, and a concert by Elton John three days later was the first event held at the arena.〔(Elton John made Saturday night alright for a concert ) ''Kansas City Star'', 13 October 2007.〕〔(Elton John to open Sprint Center ) ''Kansas City Star'', 26 July 2007.〕 The arena seats more than 19,000 people and has 72 suites. Sprint Center has effectively replaced Kemper Arena, which was built in 1974, just a few miles away in the southern portion of the West Bottoms. Additionally, the College Basketball Experience, which includes the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, is connected to and located directly north of Sprint Center. Sprint Center has hosted the 2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. It also hosted the first and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA Men's Tournament and 2013 NCAA Men's Tournament, as well as the regional rounds of the 2010 NCAA Women's Tournament. The arena also served as the home of the former Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League (AFL). The city of Kansas City has entered into discussions with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) regarding possible expansion or relocation of a professional hockey and/or basketball franchise for the arena; however, neither the NHL nor the NBA have yet to approve a team to play in the Sprint Center. ==Details== Ground was broken for the arena on June 24, 2005, and construction completed on October 11, 2007. The final design, by the Downtown Arena Design Team (a collaboration of the architectural firms Populous, 360 Architecture, Rafael Architects, and Ellerbe Becket), was selected in August 2005. The construction manager responsible for the entire project was M.A. Mortenson Company, based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The complete exterior glass facade system, all metal panels for the adjacent buildings and all accessory metal cladding was custom designed, detailed and supplied by Overgaard Ltd. Hong Kong to Architectural Wall Systems, the Des Moines, Iowa based glazing contractor who installed the building envelope. In total there are approximately 13,000 m² (139,932 square feet) of double insulated glass and 5,000 m² (53,820 square feet) painted aluminum curtain wall panels. In addition there are roughly 200 tons of system profiles and accessories. All of the 2,404 individual glass units on the main building were produced sequentially and completely assembled prior to shipping. The 5,000,000 lbs of rebar used in construction was detailed, farbricated and supplied by The Carter-Waters Corporation of Kansas City. The arena also features a work of public art, The Moons, by artist Chris Doyle, commissioned by the Kansas City Municipal Arts Commission (KCMAC). The Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held at Sprint Center in 2008, marking the tournament's return to Kansas City after three years in Dallas and Oklahoma City. After returning to Oklahoma City in 2009, the Sprint Center again hosted the tournament in 2010 and 2011. It is scheduled to be the tournament host site through 2016. The arena also houses the College Basketball Experience and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, which is located at 1301 Grand Boulevard and connected to Sprint Center. The outside of the arena is entirely glass. Inside it has state-of-the-art technology with a 360-degree LED video screen. This facility allows Kansas City to draw most concerts touring the United States. There has been speculation of an NBA or NHL team relocating to Sprint Center, but no definitive plans have been announced yet. Sprint Center opened on time and on budget on October 10, 2007 at 10:10 am. A tour lasted from 10:10 am – 10:10 pm for those who wanted to see it to grab a ticket at the box office. The tour consisted of the College Basketball Experience, two open concession stands: "Taco Taco" and "Oak Street Pizza"; a free drink from UMB Bank and other free items: a UMB Bank cup, a UMB Bank frisbee, and a UMB Bank ice scraper. UMB Bank is the only ATM in the new arena because it is a Sprint Center Founding Partner along with Farmland, The University of Kansas Hospital, QuikTrip, and Olevia. There are other Sprint Center Founding Partners: H&R Block, Toyota, American Century Investments, YRC Worldwide, and Time Warner Cable of Kansas City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sprint Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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