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Us tennis center roof.
The roof was designed by rossetti architects and its structure engineered by wsp global.
The roof which cost 150 million was part of a 550 million renovation of the national tennis center.
Topped by a retractable roof it s the final stage of a five year 600 million project that remade the usta billie jean king national tennis center all without ever interfering with the.
Open tennis tournament turns 50 this year and its extreme makeover is nearly complete.
Six months before the final grand slam tennis event opens across the street from citi field there is plenty of construction underway at the usta bille jean king national tennis center including.
The stadium has a retractable roof the largest of its kind among the no.
A new show court was opened in 2016 in the southwest corner of the complex.
Geiger engineers performed preliminary design of the roof s mechanization system.
It is the first tennis stadium to have a roof and be naturally ventilated.
At the time of its opening it was the 13th largest tennis venue in the world based on capacity.
2 stadiums at grand slam venues.
The retractable roof project was completed in 2016.