Moody Nolan – experts in collegiate sport architecture – have been chosen to lead the design for a mixed-use on-campus football stadium for Temple University in Philadelphia.

The stadio which was founded by president and chief executive Curtis J Moody has worked on more than 100 university projects, including sports facilities for DePaul, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, the University of Chicago and Vanderbilt.

Working in collaboration with AECOM, Moody Nolan will also design a student recreation building and a retail complex next to the 35,000-seat stadium.

Temple president Neil D Theobald said that Moody Nolan was “regarded as a national leader in designing beautiful sports and recreation facilities” which “fit the communities in which they exist”.

“Creating a vibrant and cohesive streetscape experience that blends together the planned, the significant retail components, the adjacent indoor recreation facility and various pedestrian plaza and green spaces will be a significant part of the evolution of the overall design strategy,” added Moody.

Moody Nolan has held meeting with residents in the surrounding area to canvass their thoughts on the design.