The American University of Notre Dame’s 80,000-seater football stadium is to undergo major work following the announcement of a US$400m (£242m, €295m) expansion.

The development will create 4,000 new seats and three large buildings will flank the arena sides, with the buildings adding about 750,000sq ft (69,677sq m). It will also house a student centre, the University's anthropology and psychology departments, its digital media centre, plus a variety of music departments.

Notre Dame Stadium is the home of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. The stadium is located on the campus in Notre Dame, Indiana and opened in 1930.

Construction is slated to begin at the earliest in 2015 and is expected to take three years to complete.