Flying Dirt
Construction is under way on the special events center on the eastern edge of campus.
Designed by HKS Inc., the $78 million multipurpose venue will rise between Second and Third streets east of South Pecan Street. The center offers UT Arlington鈥檚 basketball and volleyball teams a state-of-the-art home court and gives downtown Arlington a signature facility for world-class concerts, conferences, and other events. Expected to open by December 2011, the special events center will accommodate up to 7,600 patrons for a center-stage concert and more than 6,600 for a traditional court-based athletics event.
Tossing the first shovels of dirt at groundbreaking ceremonies last spring were, from left, KTVT news anchor Karen Borta (鈥�87), Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, UT Arlington President James D. Spaniolo, and Mavericks basketball player Marquez Haynes. Check out the webcam at .