2024-05-06T08:48:54-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149983753/kirksey-architecture-selected-to-retrofit-houston-s-astrodome Alexander Walter 2016-12-23T13:14:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/79/79mom5gxeomkirw1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Harris County commissioners have chosen Houston-based Kirksey Architecture to design a project to retrofit the Astrodome by raising its floor and installing parking spaces underneath. The $105 million project -- unveiled by county officials in September -- is the most recent attempt to secure the building's future. [...] Many feared then that the world's first multi-purpose domed stadium for sporting events would face the wrecking ball.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Houston "Eighth Wonder of the World" previously in the Archinect news:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/123739068/uli-report-says-houston-astrodome-can-and-should-live-on" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ULI report says Houston Astrodome &ldquo;can and should live on&rdquo;</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/116362713/urban-land-institute-issues-recommendations-for-houston-s-astrodome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urban Land Institute issues recommendations for Houston's Astrodome</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/107638546/the-astrodome-the-world-s-largest-indoor-garden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Astrodome: The World's Largest Indoor Garden?</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/88517100/can-buildings-be-too-young-to-save" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can buildings be too young to save?</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/86311571/winners-of-the-reimagine-the-astrodome-ideas-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winners of the Reimagine the Astrodome ideas competition</a></li></ul>