{"id":57639,"date":"2026-06-11T11:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/?post_type=views&#038;p=57639"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:06:09","slug":"gillette-stadium-construction-management","status":"publish","type":"views","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/views\/gillette-stadium-construction-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing construction at one of the most complex venues in sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Managing Construction in One of the Most Complex Venues in Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RBqzxr7vvYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What does it take to manage construction at a stadium that never stops operating? <span class=\"m-0 p-0 d-block c_6a2b17f0efe97\">&nbsp;<\/span>In a recent episode of Autodesk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/blogs\/construction\/digital-builder-podcast\/\">Digital Builder<\/a> podcast, host Eric Thomas sat down with Woody Benisek-Beal, Director of Construction at The Kraft Group, to discuss how his team plans and delivers projects at Gillette Stadium while it hosts football games, concerts, corporate events, and other year-round activities. <span class=\"m-0 p-0 d-block c_6a2b17f0efe9a\">&nbsp;<\/span>Last year, Autodesk became the <a href=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/views\/autodesk-design-and-make-platform-patriots\/\">Official Design and Make Platform<\/a> of the New England Patriots. 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