The Taipei Arena ( Chinese : 臺北小巨蛋 ; pinyin : Táiběi xiǎojùdàn ; Wade–Giles : T'aipei hsiaochütan ; lit. 'Taipei little big egg') is a multi-purpose stadium in the capital Taipei , Taiwan , and it is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo and wrestling.
25-458: It was designed by Archasia, an architectural firm based in Taipei, and Populous , a Kansas City, Missouri , design and architectural firm specializing in sports venues. It is located at the site of the former Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (built in 1958, opened 1959, demolished 2000). The arena was opened on 1 December 2005. The main arena has an adjustable floor space: its minimum floor space
50-477: A large, partially enclosed courtyard and concert venue. At the center of the Power & Light District is Kansas City Live!, a one block area devoted to live music and entertainment venues. It hosted American Idol in 2008, and many professional sports viewing parties for years. The roof system, produced by Structurflex, is made of an Ethylene TetraFluoro Ethylene ( ETFE ) single-skin membrane. Construction of
75-685: A managers' buyout by HOK Group. In October 2015, Populous relocated to its new Americas headquarters at the newly renovated Board of Trade building at 4800 Main street near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. In August 2024, the Kansas City Business Journal reported that Populous was moving its Americas headquarters back downtown into the new 1400KC building in the Power and Light District . The company
100-538: A tendency to cater new ballparks toward wealthier ticket buyers, such as with expanded numbers of luxury suites . Several writers have noted that upper deck seating at new ballparks may actually be farther away from the field than in the older parks, partly as a result of these new upper decks being pushed higher by rows of luxury suites. One writer in The New Yorker said it is "not quite right to credit or blame Populous" for trends in their new stadiums—as it
125-453: Is 25 stories tall and connected to the nearby Cosentino's Grocery store and OneLife Fitness gym. Two Light Luxury Apartments opened on May 4, 2018. The 24-story luxury apartment building features 296 units, each with floor-to-ceiling windows. Two Light also includes a 438-space garage, 3,100 square feet (290 m ) of boutique retail space, and 15,000 square feet (1,400 m ) of coworking office space, Spark KC. Three Light's 301 foot tower
150-456: Is 60m × 30m, and can be extended to 80m × 40m. The Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League (CTIHL) plays out of the auxiliary arena, which is a 60m × 30m ice skating rink. The basement now houses two large gas turbine power generators to be used for the surrounding district during emergencies. Taipei Arena Sky Screen was constructed in December 2006, on the outer glass wall of Taipei Arena. It was
175-647: Is also based in Kansas City. Populous is credited for spearheading a new era of baseball park design in the 1990s, beginning with Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. At Camden Yards, and in other stadiums built by Populous soon thereafter, such as Coors Field in Denver and Progressive Field in Cleveland, the ballpark was designed to incorporate aesthetic elements of the city's history and older " classic ballparks ." Camden Yards's red brick facade emulates
200-554: Is immediately to the west of the T-Mobile Center . The district was named after the art deco Kansas City Power and Light Building . The headquarters of the Kansas City Power & Light Company (a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy ) is located on the northern side of the district. A one-block entertainment area within the district is called Kansas City Live!, which contains two floors of bars and restaurants, and
225-498: Is one of several Kansas City-based sports design firms that trace their roots to Kivett and Myers which designed the Truman Sports Complex which was one of the first modern large single purpose sports stadiums (previously, stadiums were designed for multipurpose use). Other firms with sports design presence in Kansas City that trace their roots to Kivett include Ellerbe Becket Inc. and HNTB Corp. 360 Architecture
250-552: Is ultimately team owners that plan what they want in future stadiums—but that the firm "certainly enabled" such changes. Power and Light District The Kansas City Power & Light District is a dining, shopping, office, and entertainment district in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri , United States, developed by The Cordish Companies of Baltimore, Maryland , and designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and 360 Architecture . The district comprises nine blocks on
275-526: The Taipei Metro . Populous (company) Populous , legally Populous Holdings, Inc. , is a global architectural and design practice specializing in sports facilities, arenas and convention centers, as well as the planning and design of major special events. Populous was created through a management buyout in January 2009, becoming independently owned and operated. It is reported to be one of
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#1732776560315300-496: The sightlines were "uniformly excellent." Camden Yards was hugely popular with baseball fans, and its success convinced many cities to invest public funds in their own new ballparks to help revitalize struggling urban neighborhoods. From 1992 to 2012, HOK Sport/Populous were the lead architects on 14 Major League Baseball stadiums and helped renovate four existing stadiums. Populous's designs across Major League Baseball have become so prevalent that some critics have asserted that
325-456: The Moon, PBR Big Sky, Shark Bar, and No Other Pub, which is a partnership between Cordish and local MLS soccer team Sporting Kansas City . Within the Power & Light District, Cordish plans to build four high-end residential towers. On April 22, 2014, Cordish broke ground on the first apartment tower called One Light Luxury Apartments. One Light opened 80% leased on December 8, 2015. The tower
350-410: The arena has held more art and cultural activities (such as live concerts) than sporting events, which it was originally designed and built for. These have included Disney on Ice , Cirque du Soleil , and Cats . International Artists in the table below are highlighted in light blue. Non-Entertainment Events: Dates Unknown: Annual events: Taipei Arena is accessible from Taipei Arena Station of
375-520: The concrete exteriors of the "cookie-cutter" multi-purpose stadiums that preceded the new parks, Populous incorporated other innovative touches: natural grass playing surfaces (instead of artificial turf ), asymmetrical field dimensions, various park-specific idiosyncrasies (like Tal's Hill in Houston), and less foul territory that would keep fans farther from the diamond. And because the stadiums were designed for baseball instead of several sports,
400-420: The distinctiveness that was originally found in early retro-classic ballparks is impossible to maintain. Some older ballparks like Fenway Park have strange dimensions because of the small parcels of land on which the parks were built. Most new stadiums are built on larger, dedicated land parcels. One sportswriter said the attempt to emulate the old parks' quirks is "contrived." Some commentators have criticized
425-546: The largest architecture firms in the world. Populous formerly operated as HOK Sport Venue Event , which was part of the HOK Group . In 1983, HOK under Jerry Sincoff created a sports group (initially called the Sports Facilities Group and later changed to HOK Sport Venue Event). The firm initially consisted of eight architects in Kansas City, and grew to employ 185 people by 1996. The HOK Sport studio
450-683: The massive Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards that dominates the right field view behind Eutaw Street , whereas Progressive Field's glass and steel exterior "call[s] to mind the drawbridges and train trestles that crisscross the nearby Cuyahoga River ." Starting with Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati in 2003, a number of Populous Sport's stadiums featured more contemporary and even futuristic designs. Subsequent stadium exteriors featuring this motif opened in Washington, D.C. , and Minnesota . In addition to moving away from
475-541: The roof began on August 17, 2007. The ground floor of the Kansas City Live! block focuses on bars and restaurants, including McFadden's Sports Saloon, Flying Saucer, Cleaver & Cork, The Dubliner, Johnny's Tavern, Pizza Bar, and County Road Ice House, which is a locally owned partnership between Back Napkin and Joes BBQ. The second floor of Kansas City Live! houses the night clubs and entertainment concepts, including Mosaic Ultra Lounge, Angels Rock Bar, Howl at
500-523: The south side of the downtown loop . It is located between Baltimore Avenue to the west, Grand Boulevard to the east, 12th Street to the north, and Interstate 670 to the south. The $ 850 million mixed use district is one of the largest development projects in the Midwestern United States , and is anchored by the renovated Midland Theatre, Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet Cinema, and the world headquarters of H&R Block . The district
525-546: The world's largest LED display at that time. The screen is a long arc type outdoor dynamic display, featuring a built in light sensor that enables LED to adjust its own brightness according to ambient lighting. It was built by Optotech and currently operated by Nova Media. It is on 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, displaying mainly corporate advertisements, live coverage and visual creativity supplemented content. The screen also engages its audience though cross-screen interactive events and applications. Since opening in 2005,
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#1732776560315550-740: Was completed in September 2023 with 25 stories and 288 units. In 2005, the Cordish Company successfully lobbied the Missouri General Assembly for a new law pertaining to any "entertainment district" in Downtown Kansas City to allow patrons to remove any alcoholic beverage from any establishment in the District and carry it openly throughout the portions of the District not open to vehicular traffic, if
575-611: Was first based in the city's Garment District in the Lucas Place office building. In 2005, it moved into its headquarters at 300 Wyandotte in the River Market neighborhood in a new building it designed, on land developed as an urban renewal project through tax incentives from the city's Planned Industrial Expansion Authority. It was the first major company to relocate to the neighborhood in several decades. In March 2009, HOK Sport Venue Event changed its name to Populous after
600-559: Was led by architect Ron Labinski , who has been described as "the world's first sports venue architect." On several projects, HOK Sport had teamed with international design practice LOBB Partnership, which maintained offices in London, England, and Brisbane, Australia. On HOK Sport's 15th anniversary in November 1998, the firm merged with LOBB. The new practice retained headquarters in all three cities. The Kansas City, Missouri , office
625-490: Was originally projected to generate enough tax revenue to pay for the bonds that were issued to finance it, but the city has instead relied on its general fund and refinancing to make debt payments. In 2009, the Power & Light District was the recipient of the Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence for its impact on the revitalization of downtown Kansas City . The Power & Light District
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