Dan Meis
| Dan Meis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 Windsor, Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | American Institute of Architects fellowship. |
| Buildings |
Staples Center Los Angeles NFL Stadium Miller Park Safeco Field Manchester Arena Saitama Super Arena Lincoln Financial Field Paul Brown Stadium Stadio della Roma |
Dan Meis (born 1961) is an American architect best known for designing sports and entertainment facilities including Staples Center, Safeco Field, Paul Brown Stadium and currently, Stadio Della Roma and Everton FC Stadium. His 30+ years of experience began in Chicago with Helmut/Jahn and includes time at some of the most well-known sports architecture firms in addition to co-founding the sports and entertainment practice of NBBJ. Dan currently operates his own independent studio established in 2014, MEIS architects, with offices in Soho, New York City, and Venice Beach, California.
While at Ellerbe Becket in the 1990’s, Meis designed Europe's largest indoor arena, the Nynex Arena (now Manchester Arena) in Manchester, England, and led the design competition that won the $750 million Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Soon after winning the design competition, Meis left Ellerbe Becket to join established Seattle practice NBBJ, establishing NBBJ's sports division with Michael Hallmark and Ron Turner. Meis designed sports, entertainment and convention facilities that were highly-acclaimed including Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Dodge Theater (now Comerica Theatre) in Phoenix, Miller Park in Milwaukee, Safeco Field in Seattle, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, which was the first NFL facility to win an AIA design award. Meis’ design for Los Angeles' Staples Center has been heralded as the "greatest arena ever built," and in 2001 he appeared in Time Magazine as one of their "100 Innovators in the World of Sports." His work has twice been awarded the prestigious Business Week/Architectural Record Award and Meis is the only architect twice recognized as one of Sports Business Journal's "40 under 40 Most Influential Sports Executives." Meis' work has been featured in numerous publications including Architectural Record, Metropolis, I.D., L.A. Architect, Stadium & Arena Management and SPACE magazine, and is a frequent lecturer at architectural schools across the world. In 2007, Meis was elevated to the College of the Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
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