The University of Nebraska men's and women's basketball programs will have a new home beginning in 2013. Pinnacle Bank Arena, which supersedes the existing Bob Devaney Center and 54-year-old Pershing Center, will help spur local development, elevate Nebraska athletics (both high school and University) and attract national entertainment acts to the heart of the Midwest.
The new arena will be a key component in a progressive $344 million development to grow and enhance the city’s historic Haymarket District located near downtown Lincoln. The development is master planned to include condominiums, hotels, office buildings, restaurants and retail.
Pinnacle Bank Arena will include modern amenities today’s fans and patrons expect. It will feature 16,000 seats, as well as suites, club amenities and loge seating. The facility will respect the history of the surrounding area by sensitively incorporating appropriate architectural elements and materials found nearby, while still establishing its own modern and iconic presence.
View a fly through of the arena here.
Design firm DLR Group, with offices in Lincoln and Omaha, serves as Architect of Record for West Haymarket Arena; while Lincoln firms Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects and The Clark Enersen Partners serve as associate architects.