Fiserv Forum Arena Construction

Home to the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette University Men’s Basketball, Fiserv Forum is a multi-purpose arena that serves as the cornerstone of sports and entertainment in downtown Milwaukee. The arena provides a superb fan experience via open concourses, social spaces in view of the action, and a variety of experiential and premium seating options. A public-private partnership, Fiserv Forum was built for the community, and boasts an intimate seating configuration with most of the seats in the lower bowl.

During preconstruction, the Mortenson team worked with the design team to evaluate the efficiency of a recessed event floor versus having it at grade. After considering many factors such as the foundations and high water table, exterior enclosure impacts, vertical circulation and the fan experience, it was determined the project could save nearly $30M by not recessing the event floor. Today, the eye-catching facade features an immense wall of glass that reveals the activity going on inside the arena.