Marlins Park Named Southeast Project of the Year

Casa Verde Pushes Limits of Residential Sustainability — A joint venture of Indianapolis-based Hunt Construction Group and Moss & Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., led the construction of the $515-million project, which is Florida's first open-air major league park built exclusively for baseball.

Photo by Ben Tanner Photography

The architects with Populous designed the stadium to pay tribute to Miami's art deco style as well as its Caribbean influence and proximity to the ocean.

As a result, the ballpark "manifests its architectural expression in a unique way," Greg Sherlock, a principal with Kansas City, Mo.-based Populous, told ENR Southeast earlier this year.

Bright, varying colors define the ballpark's interior—especially the yellow, blue, red and white included in the baseball team's new logo. Instead of muted hues, the Miami stadium features bright blue seats and bold green trim around the outfield warning track. Enlivening the area behind the left-field wall—which moves to reveal a view of the Miami skyline—is a South Beach-themed club, complete with swimming pool.

Finishing the modern design approach is an exterior built of glass and steel—along with that gleaming, white roof.

Key Players

Owner: Miami Marlins, Miami

Contractor: Hunt/Moss, A Joint Venture, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Designer: Populous, Kansas City, Mo.

Civil Engineer: Fortin Leavy and Skiles, North Miami Beach, Fla.

Structural Engineer, Roof Structure: Bliss & Nyitray, Coral Gables, Fla., and Walter P Moore, Tampa

MEP Engineer: M-E Engineers Kansas City, Mo.

Submitted by Hunt/Moss, A Joint Venture

Scott Judy is Deputy Editor for Regions, and editor of ENR Southeast, one of Engineering News-Record's 10 Regional publications. His roughly 27 years as a construction journalist began with an 11-year stint covering Midwest construction projects. In 2000, Judy helped launch the publication now known as ENR Southeast. He often delves into controversial aspects of the construction industry such as bankruptcies and fatal accidents, and wishes he would never have to cover another accident but suspects that he might.