Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, by Sverdrup & Parcel with Edward Durrell Stone. The second St. Louis stadium named after Anheuser-Busch president August Busch, Jr., met its demise via wrecking ball in 2005, and was replaced by the current Busch Stadium, designed by Populous, formerly HOK Sport.
Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, by Sverdrup & Parcel with Edw…
Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, by Sverdrup & Parcel with Edward Durrell Stone. The second St. Louis stadium named after Anheuser-Busch president August Busch, Jr., met its demise via wrecking ball in 2005, and was replaced by the current Busch Stadium, designed by Populous, formerly HOK Sport.
Fenway Park has undergone several transformations and additions …
Fenway Park has undergone several transformations and additions over the last few years, with the latest completed in 2011, increasing seating capacity to 37,493. In the background is the Charles Luckman & Associates-designed Prudential Building, criticized harshly in 1964 by the late Ada Louise Huxtable.
Shea Stadium, New York, by Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury. The forme…
Shea Stadium, New York, by Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury. The former home of the Mets was destroyed to make room for the team's current home, CitiField.
Phillies Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, by Ewing Col…
Phillies Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, by Ewing Cole with Populous, formerly HOK Sport.
Phillies Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, by Ewing Col…
Phillies Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, by Ewing Cole with Populous, formerly HOK Sport.
Phillies Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, by Ewing Col…
Phillies Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, by Ewing Cole with Populous, formerly HOK Sport.
CitiField, Mets Baseball Stadium, New York, by Populous.
Even architects can get antsy waiting for the next game in an unexpectedly contentious World Series. With the Boston Red Sox tying the series with the St. Louis Cardinals late last night, we’re guaranteed another night at Busch Stadium as well as a return trip to Fenway Park in Boston. What better way to decide allegiances between games than with comparisons of baseball stadium architecture? Esto photographers have documented several past and present hallowed halls dedicated to the “national pastime,” from bleachers to boxes, and from lights to locker rooms. If your hometown team isn’t represented here, well, better luck next season!
To see more of Esto’s collection online, please visit Esto.com, or visit ARCHITECT’s collection of Esto Galleries.
Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson has been a contributing editor with ARCHITECT since 2008. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Co.Design, and CityLab among many other publications.
