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- 1. Patrick MacNabb projects: Marquette University -Al McGuire Athletic Facility Location Milwaukee, WI Building Use Athletic Facility Site 2.8 acres Marquette Campus Size 125,000 Sq Ft Construction Start May 20002 Completion Date January 2004 • The Al McGuire Center is a state-of-the-art facility supporting the varsity basketball and volleyball programs at Marquette University. The Center’s main feature is a 4,000-seat indoor arena with retractable seating, which can accommodate practice configurations, assembly events, and broadcast game events. • Fronting onto the prominent intersection of 12th and Wells Streets, the monumental brick piers and vaulted roof of the arena provide the signature image of the facility. The 12th Street side of the arena concourse houses exhibits devoted to the memory of Al McGuire, the famous Marquette men’s basketball coach. • An attached 3-level administrative wing and enclosed practice court immediately to the south complement the arena. The first level of this facility is devoted to team support functions, such as strength training, sports medicine, and locker rooms for volleyball and basketball. The upper two levels feature athletic department administrative offices, coaches’ offices, and classrooms for tutoring and academic support.
- 2. Patrick MacNabb projects: Marquette University -Al McGuire Athletic Facility • Brick was chosen as the primary exterior material of the McGuire Center because of its rich colors and sense of permanence, and because it continues a long tradition of masonry architecture on the Marquette campus. The brown brick is accented with stone-like precise concrete and glass infills. • As one approaches the McGuire Center from the main campus to the west, the building has a strong visual connection with the Milwaukee skyline, and provides a new icon for Marquette athletics.