The Adaptive Reuse of Soldier Field

1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears. It reopened on September 29, 2003 after a complete rebuild (the second in the stadium's history). With the current stadium capacity of 61,500, Soldier Field is the smallest stadium in the NFL.

Contractor
Turner Construction Company

Contract Value
$3,411,000

Owner
City of Chicago

Architect
LW&Z Joint Venture

Year
2002

Scope of Work

• Aluminum Trims & Reveals
• Curtain Wall Framing
• GFRG Columns, Shapes & Other Specialty Products
• Hanging Gypsum Wall Board
• Metal Framing & Suspension Systems
• Rough Carpentry
• Skim Coating
• Sound Insulation
• Taping Gypsum Wall Board
• Thermal Insulation
• Water Managed Systems