COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri officials will meet Friday to consider an architectural and engineering consultant for proposed Memorial Stadium renovations.
The project includes the addition of premium seating and observation decks to the stadium's north end zone and is expected to be complete in time for the 2026 football season, according to meeting documents.
The Board of Curators will meet virtually at 8 a.m. Friday to discuss the proposal.
A selection committee assigned to choose a firm suggested the DLR Group as the consultant, which is based in Kansas City. According to board documents, DLR Group has completed projects including the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and college football stadiums at the University of Houston and the University of Louisiana.
The selection committee, which was appointed by UM System President and MU Chancellor Mun Choi, "was impressed with the creativity demonstrated in DLR's visioning process as well (as) their ability to facilitate the design using data analytics and the input of stakeholders," a meeting document reads.
The committee also interviewed Populous, which the athletics department used in July to produce a wide-ranging facilities master plan. Populous had worked on the Memorial Stadium South End Zone project, as well as Mizzou Arena.
Stadium renovations are focused on Faurot Field's north concourse, which currently houses a grassy hill and the stadium's iconic Rock M. According to board documents, the "primary program elements" for the project include:
Future design costs are expected to come up during an April 2024 Board of Curators meeting that will give more concrete approval to the project.
The board greenlit the creation of the selection committee in November, giving the group until Jan. 10 to propose a firm to work with.
The north concourse already will be receiving an expanded video board and new sound system ahead of the 2024 season.
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The project includes the addition of premium seating and observation decks to the stadium's north end zone and is expected to be complete in time for the 2026 football season, according to meeting documents.
The Board of Curators will meet virtually at 8 a.m. Friday to discuss the proposal.
A selection committee assigned to choose a firm suggested the DLR Group as the consultant, which is based in Kansas City. According to board documents, DLR Group has completed projects including the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and college football stadiums at the University of Houston and the University of Louisiana.
The selection committee, which was appointed by UM System President and MU Chancellor Mun Choi, "was impressed with the creativity demonstrated in DLR's visioning process as well (as) their ability to facilitate the design using data analytics and the input of stakeholders," a meeting document reads.
The committee also interviewed Populous, which the athletics department used in July to produce a wide-ranging facilities master plan. Populous had worked on the Memorial Stadium South End Zone project, as well as Mizzou Arena.
Stadium renovations are focused on Faurot Field's north concourse, which currently houses a grassy hill and the stadium's iconic Rock M. According to board documents, the "primary program elements" for the project include:
- Premium seating
- Concessions
- New restrooms
- A new stadium gate
- Multiple open-air observation decks
- Retail space
- A recruiting room
- "Transparent and strengthened engagement between Memorial Stadium and MU campus"
- "Preservation and memorialization" of the Rock M
Future design costs are expected to come up during an April 2024 Board of Curators meeting that will give more concrete approval to the project.
The board greenlit the creation of the selection committee in November, giving the group until Jan. 10 to propose a firm to work with.
The north concourse already will be receiving an expanded video board and new sound system ahead of the 2024 season.
Mizzou considers design firm for Memorial Stadium renovations, specifies project scope
University leadership can approve the next step in the project — which is expected to be completed for the 2026 football season — during a Friday meeting.
