The new soccer stadium at Rhodes Field was dedicated at Homecoming on Nov. 2, 2002. Through the generosity of several alumni, Rhodes Field now has a beautiful brick facade with elevated spectator seating for 650 and the Rapaport Family Suite for alumni events.
In addition to being the game field for the Penn men's and women's soccer teams, Rhodes Field has become a primary practice destination for professional and international teams in recent years. In the summer of 2011, the United States trained at Rhodes in preparation for its international friendly with Mexico, and several Major League Soccer teams have used the facility when in town to play the Philadelphia Union.Set in the shadow the Philadelphia skyline along the West bank of the Schuylkill River, Rhodes Field is easy to walk to from the Penn campus,as well as drive to from various highways.
Penn Park is 24 acres of athletic fields and open space located to the east ofPenn's academic campus. The program of the University's Department of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics includes 2 synthetic turf athletic fields, the Dunning-Cohen Champions Field with a seasonal air structure and the James "Ace", Adams Field, a multi-purpose stadium and the 12-court Hamlin Tennis Center.
South Field is an informal, natural grass playing field. A surface parking lot occupies the area closest to Lower Walnut Street. Raised landforms support a circulation system of pathways leading to pedestrian bridges that link Penn Park to Walnut Street, the River Fields across the Weave Bridge, and the main campus, via the Goldie Paley Bridge at Franklin Field.
This U‑shaped stadium is one of the main campus landmarks, occupying nearly the entire block on which it sits, and facing the main part of the campus. The exterior articulation denotes two superimposed rows of stands. The ornament of the exterior consists primarily of the grandeur of its large and heroic form, featuring high, open arcades. The curved end section is set off from the sides by concave arched sections. Cast stone quoin‑like bands mark the exterior. The stadium is crowned by a northern Italian style, brick, battlemented parapet.An excellently designed football stadium and venue for the Penn Relays track and field event, with accommodations of , approximately 70,000 seats.
Concrete Restoration:Restoration of the concrete of the 1922 Franklin Field continued through FY21 and is currently in its fourth and final $9.7M phase.
Shoemaker Green is a public commons, a welcoming open space of lawns, tree-lined walkways, and sitting areas. This new green space is both a destination and a pedestrian route from Locust and Smith Walks in the core of campus to the historic buildings surrounding the space and further eastward to Penn Park. Shoemaker Green's sustainable site management improves water quality and minimizes runoff, reducing the effect of the urban heat island through large green areas, increasing local biodiversity, and improving the overall environment for the community.
Planning Strategy: Shoemaker Green is a public commons, a welcoming open space of lawns, tree-lined walkways, and sitting areas. This green space is both a destination and a pedestrian route from Locust and Smith Walks in the core of campus to the historic buildings surrounding the space and further eastward to the new Penn Park.
Camps/clinics are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade, level, and/or gender)
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