A steel structure formerly known as The Claw has been rebranded as the Ecosystem Exploration Craft Observatory, or EECO, now part of an estimated $35-million expansion of a Utah aquarium.
This 76,000-sq-ft arena—the nation’s first stand-alone ice arena to achieve LEED Platinum—was built in 18 months despite a building permit delay and a zoning variance requirement triggered by the building’s height and setback.
Constructing a 132,000-sq-ft athletic facility in the middle of the University of Oklahoma campus required acute planning and coordination by the project team.