The Los Angeles Clippers officially have their own arena.
On Friday, a Bruno Mars concert marked the opening of the Intuit Dome, the team’s new $2 billion home in Inglewood. Located at the southeast corner of Century Boulevard and Prairie Avenue, the 18,000-seat arena is the centerpiece of a complex that also includes new team offices and a training facility, a sports medicine center and 63,000 square feet of retail space. A 150-room hotel is to be built at a later date.
Intuit Dome LobbyThe Los Angeles Clippers
AECOM The arena, which stands about 150 feet tall, has an elliptical shape with a metal grid patterned after a basketball net. Inside, a 40,000-square-foot halo board floats above the arena bowl, featuring a quarter-billion LED lights, as well as a concourse display featuring jerseys from high school basketball teams across the state of California.
The arena’s entrance is adorned with public artwork by Patrick Martinez, Kyungmi Shin, and Michael Massenburg, which greets passersby along Century and Prairie. Once inside the property, visitors can see a sculpture by Glenn Kaino and a digital artwork by Refik Anadol.
“High school jerseys from across the state of California are on display in the lobby of the Intuit Dome.”The Los Angeles Clippers
The arena itself is also a canvas – Jennifer Steinkamp Swoosh illuminates the exterior of the Intuit Dome, with animation that weaves through the structure’s geometric patterns.
The Clippers will play their first game here at the start of the 2024-25 NBA season.
Intuit Dome’s Halo PanelThe Los Angeles Clippers
The site is located within walking distance of a planned transit system that would connect Sofi Stadium to the K metro line. The future automated passenger transport systema 1.6-mile elevated transit system, expected to open in 2030.
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