FRI-FS-17: Transforming Inglewood: Designing Civic Infrastructure Through Sports Centric Development

Field Session Leader(s)

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  Kush Parekh, PLA, ASLA

  Principal
  Studio-MLA
  Los Angeles, California
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  Alma L. DuSolier, PLA (she/her/hers)

  Landscape Architect
  Hood Design Studio
  Oakland, CA

Field Session Presenter(s)

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  Gerard McCallum, II

  Project Manager
  Wilson Meany
  Inglewood, CA
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  Mia Lehrer, FASLA

  President
  Studio-MLA
  Los Angeles, California

SoFi Stadium/ Craig Collins

Discover how two major sports developments, SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome, transformed Inglewood from underutilized districts into vibrant civic landscapes. This session highlights landscape strategies that create equitable public spaces, enhance community access, and activate parks, plazas, and streets beyond game days, demonstrating how landscape architects shape lasting urban infrastructure that serves the community every day.

Includes transportation. Moderate walking.

Learning Outcomes:

• Evaluate how large-scale sports developments can catalyze city-wide transformation and public realm improvements.
• Identify strategies for designing inclusive, accessible, and community-focused open spaces beyond game day.
• Analyze how landscape architects navigate collaboration with developers, municipal agencies, and community stakeholders to deliver equitable outcomes.
• Apply lessons from SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome to future high-profile projects that integrate civic infrastructure, ecology, and cultural identity.