Intuit Dome: Basketball Stadium Pushes the Boundaries of Arena Construction
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Spanning 1.1 million sq ft, the Los Angeles Clippers’ new home builds upon decades of stadium construction, bringing Inglewood, Calif., a sustainable, durable and technologically advanced venue.
ProjectsBest Projects2025 Best of the Best Winners Intuit Dome: Basketball Stadium Pushes the Boundaries of Arena Construction By L.L. Poirier Photo by Tim Griffith March 13, 2026 Intuit Dome Inglewood, Calif. Award Submitted by: AECOM Turner NBA Joint Venture Region: ENR WEST Owner: LA Clippers Lead Design Firm: AECOM Technical Services Inc. General Contractor: AECOM Turner NBA Joint Venture Civil Engineer: D & D Engineering Inc. Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore MEP Engineer: Henderson Engineers Owner’s Representative: CAA Icon Spanning 1.1 million sq ft, the Los Angeles Clippers’ new home builds upon decades of stadium construction, bringing Inglewood, Calif., a sustainable, durable and technologically advanced venue. A limited site and nearby airspace required a carefully choreographed construction effort. The stadium’s 2,784-ton roof is supported by seven 120-ton primary trusses, the steel for which was erected from within the bowl using lattice boom crawler cranes instead of tower cranes. On the outside, a 2,791-ton diagrid structural steel frame clad in PTFE and ETFE panels gives Intuit Dome its iconic look, which was inspired by a basketball net. Photo by Tim Griffith “On the construction side, the technology really sets this building apart, and it [is] the most sophisticated of any NBA arena,” says Craig Bojda, vice president at AECOM Hunt. “From the frictionless commerce within the markets and bars, to the technology at every spectator seat, the Clippers have m...
