Super Bowl Fans to be Treated to Architecture and Design from Rossetti

Super Bowl Fans to be Treated to Architecture and Design from Rossetti
Football fans fortunate enough to attend Super Bowl XL will be treated to one of the crown jewels of the National Football League and the city of Detroit, Ford Field.

When the decision was made to move the Lions back into the heart of the city, Rossetti, a highly respected design firm with a long history in the city, was selected to design the stadium for its ability to interpret the vision set forth by Detroit Lions' co-owners William Clay Ford, Sr. and his son Ford Motor Chairman and CEO William Clay Ford, Jr.

Ford Field was borne out of that passion, a world-class football stadium unlike any other in the NFL and a rebirth of a previously blighted downtown area.

It literally and figuratively fulfilled that vision. Detroit's skyline can be viewed from the seven-story glass atrium at the stadium's southwest corner, and pedestrians outside the stadium can peer through an opening to the interior of the stadium revealing an active environment during events at Ford Field.

Roger Goodell, executive vice president of the National Football League, said, "We want new stadiums to embrace the surrounding neighborhoods, especially in urban areas where you can have a positive impact in terms of new businesses coming in.

There is no better example of this than Ford Field."

Ford Field opened in 2002. It has 65,000 seats and