Tom Garfinkel
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Tom Garfinkel, Vice Chairman, CEO, and President, Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.
Tom Garfinkel, Vice Chairman, CEO, and President, Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.
Tom Garfinkel, Vice Chairman, CEO, and President, Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.
Steve is very focused on being best in class and being willing to invest in being best in class.
Steve is very focused on being best in class and being willing to invest in being best in class.
Steve is very focused on being best in class and being willing to invest in being best in class.
Well, my first reaction was, I don't like being second, so we're going to fix the family area. I could promise you that. We will have the best family area in football next year.
Well, my first reaction was, I don't like being second, so we're going to fix the family area. I could promise you that. We will have the best family area in football next year.
Well, my first reaction was, I don't like being second, so we're going to fix the family area. I could promise you that. We will have the best family area in football next year.
One of the things that really struck us was at Clemson University, the locker room was really at the center of the facility. And from a layout standpoint, we really thought that's the right idea. We want this to be player-centric education. We want the players to be at the heart of everything we do here. And so to put the locker room at the center of the activity was really paramount.
One of the things that really struck us was at Clemson University, the locker room was really at the center of the facility. And from a layout standpoint, we really thought that's the right idea. We want this to be player-centric education. We want the players to be at the heart of everything we do here. And so to put the locker room at the center of the activity was really paramount.
One of the things that really struck us was at Clemson University, the locker room was really at the center of the facility. And from a layout standpoint, we really thought that's the right idea. We want this to be player-centric education. We want the players to be at the heart of everything we do here. And so to put the locker room at the center of the activity was really paramount.
And then designing around that, literally sat down with the architect with a pen and pencil and drew out where the different functions would be adjacent to the locker room for players so that they could easily and quickly get to all the different areas that they needed to.
And then designing around that, literally sat down with the architect with a pen and pencil and drew out where the different functions would be adjacent to the locker room for players so that they could easily and quickly get to all the different areas that they needed to.
And then designing around that, literally sat down with the architect with a pen and pencil and drew out where the different functions would be adjacent to the locker room for players so that they could easily and quickly get to all the different areas that they needed to.
So it could be the meal room, the cafeteria. It could be the team meeting rooms, which are where they spend a lot of time. There's everything from the sauna and steam room to the, you know, the cold and the hot plunge and the underwater treadmill. And then the training rooms next to that where the doctors and the therapists are. And then next to that is the weight room.
So it could be the meal room, the cafeteria. It could be the team meeting rooms, which are where they spend a lot of time. There's everything from the sauna and steam room to the, you know, the cold and the hot plunge and the underwater treadmill. And then the training rooms next to that where the doctors and the therapists are. And then next to that is the weight room.
So it could be the meal room, the cafeteria. It could be the team meeting rooms, which are where they spend a lot of time. There's everything from the sauna and steam room to the, you know, the cold and the hot plunge and the underwater treadmill. And then the training rooms next to that where the doctors and the therapists are. And then next to that is the weight room.
Yes. I think the locker room is really home base for them. There's an area for them to charge their phone. There's a comfortable seat. It's not a locker. You know, talking to Dan Marino and those guys, they literally had a nail they used to hang their helmet on. These are very bespoke custom environments. We try to design the environment to be... almost more Four Seasons-like without the mahogany.
Yes. I think the locker room is really home base for them. There's an area for them to charge their phone. There's a comfortable seat. It's not a locker. You know, talking to Dan Marino and those guys, they literally had a nail they used to hang their helmet on. These are very bespoke custom environments. We try to design the environment to be... almost more Four Seasons-like without the mahogany.