San Francisco’s Golden State Warriors basketball team is in the final stages of selecting an architect of record for its planned arena-on-a-pier. The team recently brought in Manica Architecture, Kansas City, Mo., to work on the "bones" of the arena and related buildings, says P.J. Johnston, a team spokesman.
Architect AECOM completed its first phase of design work in the spring and is still on the project but only as a strategic advisor to the design team, adds Johnston. Snøhetta, which is new to arena architecture, remains the lead design firm for the project. Manica is working "closely" with Snøhetta on the arena facade, he says.