PCAD - Stanford University, Stadium #2, Stanford, CA

Galvez Street and El Camino Real
Stanford, CA 94305

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This 18.4-acre site is bounded by Galvez Street on the northwest, El Camino Real on the northeast, Nelson Road on the southwest and Sam McDonald Mall on the southeast.

This 50,000-seat venue for football was created from the existing 85,500-seat shell of the previous stadium. It cost $90 million to construct and took only 9 months to complete. Long-time Stanford donor, John Arrillaga, a Bay Area developer and alumnus, supervised the project and donated approximately $35 million for its completion. The stadium consisted of an upper and lower bowl, seating far fewer people, but possessing greater amenities, such as improved bathrooms and eating facilities. A track was removed from the perimeter of the football field and the lower bowl moved closer to the playing field.

PCAD id: 8145

Publications

Hu, Carl, "Letters to the Editor: Pay attention to Stanford's example", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, C3, 09/30/2007. Johnson, Roy S., "Less than 10 months after work began, the University's $90 million showpiece in ready for kickoff Does it signal a new era for football?", Stanford, 35: 5, 64-69, 09-10/2006.