Inglewood, Los Angeles, California
Named the Intuit Dome, AECOM’s visionary basketball arena for the LA Clippers redefines the fan experience and is a “basketball net-inspired” structure that creates a multidimensional experience that goes beyond that of a typical venue.
The Intuit Dome has recently been awarded a 2025 Green Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies.
The program is enveloped by a structural gridshell which defines and encloses the entire facility but has a loose fit to the conditioned program so unique informal spaces result.
The grid shell carries a system of lightweight panels that modulate wind, sun, and rain.
The orientation of the panels has been digitally optimized for their performance and the resulting dynamic pattern resembles growth forms found in nature.
Each of the primary levels of the interior program has access to the informal outdoor terraces and gardens that link the natural environment.
These spaces help to enhance the experience of fans attending games or concerts by giving them an opportunity to take a break from the noise and excitement of the event.
They provide a connection to the outdoors for the athletes and coaches on the team who spend long hours in the practice facility.
These informal areas also provide a better work environment for the office staff who will be in the facility year-round.
The spaces allow for work to be done in daylight and fresh air and their arrangement encourages chance meetings between different departments.
The informal spaces are programmed with landscapes and furniture that make them attractive for all of the users of the facility.
The shell design also has been developed to improve the outward perception of the venue.
Since the primary interior spaces are separately enclosed and acoustically insulated, the informal exterior spaces can be open to the life and activity taking place in the building are visible.
In addition to views of activity, the open cladding materials catch illumination from color-changing LED luminaires so the building has a glowing presence when seen from afar.
The design of the Intuit Dome program will allow it to be the first carbon-neutral arena, but equally important is how that program connects physically and visually to the surrounding neighborhood.
The active informal areas give the building a lively presence while the public can engage the facility through several community spaces.
Project: Intuit Dome
Architects: AECOM
Design Team: Bill Hanway, Ross Wimer, Frank Anderson, Steve Duethman, Susan Fulton, Hal Johnson, Pat Clancy, Nancy Jones, and Mike Gruh
Landscape Architects: Hood Design Studio
General Contractors: AECOM Hunt/Turner Joint Venture
Client: Intuit Dome
Photographers: Tim Griffith
