area to create an outdoor stadium and it shows how to do this in glass the earlier patents although primarily directed to a plastic hinged type opening lite 7 39 6 34 u00d7 12 39 also mention the possibility of sliding these units to open them but this involved moving only the glass and aluminum skylight whereas the new method moves the underlying framing of the roof with the glass and aluminum skylight thereon suspended from the roof and balcony of the stadium are infrared heaters 81 to provide radiant heat where needed to the stadium the roof as so constructed overlaps the stadium rim in such a manner that no rain and only minor amounts of wind can enter but ventilation can occur see fig9 the roof is left unconnected to the stadium to allow for independent structural movement the roof overlaps the rim of the stadium to provide some protection to the concourse and other areas around the stadium the space between the roof and the stadium rim is made of sufficient size possibly 8 39 to allow for desired ventilation the roof however may be connected at this point to the stadium if so desired and the space may be closed the closure may be a flexible gasket see 72 fig1 where built over an existing stadium stadium stanchion lighting 73 see fig1 where existing is left in place or where interference with the roof tower assembly 22 and 26 occurs remounted on the roof tower assembly these lights can then project through the completed.