Ed Robson Arena Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colo.

Project Description:

At Colorado College, Ed Robson Arena champions big-picture campus connectivity, recruitment and sustainability, while achieving several historical firsts since the hockey program’s founding in 1938. The energy-efficient arena was designed to be an iconic event space and sports centerpiece that reactivates campus life, improves spectator and student-athlete experiences, enriches community, and celebrates Tiger hockey.

The facility’s three individual floor plates provide a main event level housing the entry lobby, NHL-style locker rooms, and state-of-the-art training spaces. An elevated main concourse provides a 360-degree circulation path, opening a ribbon of views to the campus and nearby Pikes Peak. Seats cascade down the circulation path, giving fans uninterrupted views of the action on the ice, a configuration that can quickly transform from 3,400 arena seats into 4,600 event/concert seats. For elite experiences, the elevated club deck offers a private and premium open concourse with two club lounges, individual seating sections, two private suites, and a center ice media and production suite.

Additional amenities include an outdoor tailgate plaza and street-level attractions near its heroic glass entry lobby, including a CC Tigers team store, a café and a campus bookstore.