Archinect - News 2024-05-17T23:31:54-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150328189/populous-and-hastings-complete-north-america-s-largest-purpose-built-soccer-venue-in-nashville Populous and HASTINGS complete North America's largest purpose-built soccer venue in Nashville Josh Niland 2022-10-27T12:53:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/12ae5a01173e34d9bf654305804b2ee4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A day after Nashville&rsquo;s NFL franchise unveiled its plans for a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150328090/tennessee-titans-reveal-renderings-for-proposed-new-stadium-design-in-nashville" target="_blank">new 60,000-seat stadium</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/populous" target="_blank">Populous</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/HASTINGS" target="_blank">HASTINGS</a> have officially announced the completion of what is now the largest purpose-built soccer stadium in North America for Tennessee&rsquo;s "other" football team, Nashville SC.</p> <p>Located inside the Nashville Fairgrounds complex, the 30,000-seat GEODIS Park is meant to evoke the "look and feel" of the Music City&rsquo;s <a href="https://library.nashville.org/blog/2017/12/powder-city-world" target="_blank">industrial past</a> as it enhances the local civic space with a multipurpose facility that can accommodate a host of different public events, concerts, and other community activities.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7c/7cb327ec366503ea04e2b9f73cd92545.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7c/7cb327ec366503ea04e2b9f73cd92545.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Tom Harris courtesy Nashville SC</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d5b92cc89680768e43ca5faa821dd45c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d5b92cc89680768e43ca5faa821dd45c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Tom Harris courtesy Nashville SC</figcaption></figure><p>"GEODIS Park is a world-class stadium that speaks specifically to human scale," Bruce Miller, Populous&rsquo; Senior Principal and Managing Director for the Americas, said in a statement. "The Nashville identity is seamlessly and authentically woven into the design and the fabric of this stadium through our collaboration with HAST...</p>