“Only at Tulane. Only in New Orleans.” The ethos of this mantra—people coming together to celebrate—became the touchstone for every design decision for the new stadium. The result is a unique place that responds to its particular time and cultural milieu. Tulane is an institutional and cultural anchor for Louisiana, but its alumni base is spread internationally. Each year thousands of former students and friends return to campus for various activities; football games in particular, are powerful catalysts for reconnection. Yulman Stadium is the setting that allows this to happen.
This new stadium nests itself into the heart of the athletics precinct of the University’s uptown campus. It is the final piece of an athletics master plan and connects to the existing Hertz and Wilson Centers to provide a signature backdrop for a new athletics quadrangle. Sensitivity to the surrounding neighborhood and contextual conditions was paramount and influenced design decisions relative to architectural massing and material expression. Functionally, this facility maintains rule-of-thumb criteria specific to this building type—excellent sightlines, signature fan amenities, calibrated stadium lighting and acoustics—fusing them with an ambience that is unmistakably Tulane.
LEED Silver Certified.
Sustainable design features include a storm-water detention system, high-efficiency stadium lighting, and locally-sourced building materials where feasible.
Lee Ledbetter & Associates
Tulane University
30,000 capacity; includes a 5000 sf multi-purpose center and 15,000 sf suite level programming
AIA New Orleans, Merit Award, 2016
AIA Gulf States, Merit Award, 2016
AIA Kansas, Citation for Excellence in Architecture Award, 2015
AIA Louisiana, Merit Award, 2015
"Power Ranking Top 25 College Football Stadiums of 2016", Bleacher Report, 2016
Video showing Construction progress video of the Yulman Stadium project at Tulane University. (watch video)
Tim Griffith
Cory Fontenot
Gould Evans