2024-12-30T23:48:56-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150438821/calgary-s-new-scotia-place-arena-to-unite-nhl-flames-fans-for-2027 Josh Niland 2024-07-25T12:30:00-04:00 >2024-07-25T14:56:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b3e84c94055f3627ce0349d2563da403.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Construction has begun on the new Scotia Place events center in downtown <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/13992/calgary" target="_blank">Calgary</a> from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/9343/hok" target="_blank">HOK</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/DIALOG" target="_blank">DIALOG</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The arena design reportedly considers its site&rsquo;s Indigenous forebears from the Treaty 7 Peoples and the Metis Nation and establishes a new home for the Calgary Flames NHL franchise while also standing as the anchor of a 10-acre entertainment district and gathering place for 8,000 Calgarians who live nearby.</p> <p>The new building is expected to open in fall 2027.</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9vPcTERlR2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9vPcTERlR2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by DIALOG (@dialogdesign)</a><br>