The structure is the result of a collaboration between an architect, known for his deeply individual style, which is not always understood by the general public, and a commercial firm that always provides customers with the product they expected. It was also important that the client was the owners of a team of American football players, especially a commercialized sport in the United States.
As a result, the appearance of the arena reflects Eisenman's intention, the traditional solution of the interior space - for the most part, the contribution of HOK.
According to Peter Eisenman, while working on the project, he was inspired by the images of the nature of the desert state of Arizona: the shape of the stadium resembles a local variety of cactus or a coiled rattlesnake. The volume of the building is divided by deep vertical slots, which should have continued on the surface of the square, but were shortened due to cost savings. They hide panoramic windows with views of the desert. The walls are clad in stainless steel.
Inside, the stadium is shaped by powerful steel structures inspired by 19th century engineering. The technical solution deserves special mention: the nonwoven roof can be completely removed on cool days. But the most important element is a natural grass soccer field that can be taken outside between games, the first in the United States. The fact is that usually in stadiums there is too little sun and too humid for the grass on the field to grow normally. At the Cardinals stadium, a huge tray with a field weighing 5444 tons on rails can be completely brought out (the process takes about an hour), and there you can take care of the grass. It also enables commercial fairs and rodeos to be held in the stadium without compromising the surface.
Despite the concessions to the customers, which Eisenman was forced to make in the design process, the stadium in its overall solution compares favorably with other sports facilities erected in the United States in recent years, and is approaching the European standard, where such tasks are often dealt with by the "stars" of the architecture of the first magnitudes.
