Question: Who designed the arena that the Michigan Wolves defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies in, on January 3, 2012?

Context articles: Virginia Tech Hokies
1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Virginia Tech Hokies softball
1947 Sun Bowl
2005 Sugar Bowl
2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Virginia Tech Hokies football statistical leaders
2012 Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2008 Orange Bowl

The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams officially representing the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in intercollegiate athletics.
 The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 19 varsity sports.
 Virginia Tech's men's sports are football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and wrestling.
 Virginia Tech's women's sports are basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
 Virginia Tech won a national championship in bass fishing (though not an NCAA varsity sport), as well as in individual track and field events and the men's basketball team has won the 1995 and 1973 NIT national titles.
 In addition, an undefeated Hokies football team played Florida State in the 2000 Sugar Bowl for the 1999 National Championship and finished the season with a #2 ranking in the BCS Poll.
The 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 Virginia Tech competed as a member of the Big East Conference.
 The Hokies were led by Frank Beamer in his 13th year as head coach.
 Virginia Tech finished the regular season undefeated but lost in the national championship game to the Florida State Seminoles.
The Virginia Tech Hokies softball team is a college softball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Coastal Division of Atlantic Coast Conference.
 Their home games are played at the Virginia Tech Softball Stadium.
 The team appeared in the NCAA Tournament in four successive seasons (2005 - 2008), were conference champions in 2007 and 2008, and advanced to the Women's College World Series in 2008.
 A big part of this success was the pitching of Angela Tincher, who had a historic career at Virginia Tech, becoming only the third person in NCAA Softball to record 2,000 career strikeouts.
 The Hokies also did what no other college has ever done, beating the U.S. Olympic Softball Team in a victory that ended Team USA's 12-year, 185-game winning streak.
 The Hokies won this game by a score of 1-0 and Tincher pitched a no hitter, and also allowing no balls to reach the outfield.
The 1947 Sun Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Southern Conference and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
 It took place on January 1, 1947, at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas.
 Cincinnati defeated Virginia Tech 18–6 in cold and icy conditions that led to a scoreless first half and three blocked extra points by Virginia Tech.
 The game was the first NCAA-sanctioned post-season football contest for Cincinnati, and was the first bowl game in Virginia Tech history.
 The 1947 game was also the 13th edition of the Sun Bowl, which had been played every year since 1935.
 In exchange for their participation in the event, each team received $9,438.
The 2005 Sugar Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Auburn Tigers at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 3, 2005.
 It was the 71st edition of the annual Sugar Bowl football contest.
 Virginia Tech represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the contest, while Auburn represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
 In a defensive struggle, Auburn earned a 16–13 victory despite a late-game rally by Virginia Tech.
The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
 The Hokies were led by first-year head coach, Justin Fuente and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.
 Since 2004, Virginia Tech has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently in its Coastal Division.
The Virginia Tech Hokies football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Virginia Tech Hokies football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking.
 Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.
 The Hokies represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl was the 78th edition of the annual postseason college football bowl game known as the Sugar Bowl.
 It featured the Michigan Wolverines and the Virginia Tech Hokies on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
 The game was the final contest of the 2011 football season for both teams and was the third game of the 2011–2012 Bowl Championship Series (BCS).
 The game ended with 23–20 Michigan victory in overtime.
 Michigan represented the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) as the at-large team from the conference, while Virginia Tech represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as its at-large team.
 The game was televised in the United States on ESPN and an estimated 9.6 million viewers watched the broadcast live.
 This was the first Sugar Bowl since 2000, as well as only the sixth since World War II and the tenth overall, not to feature a Southeastern Conference (SEC) team.
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, often referred to simply as the Superdome, is a domed sports and exhibition venue located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
 It primarily serves as the home venue for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL), and is also the home stadium for the Sugar Bowl and New Orleans Bowl in college football.
 Plans were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of Curtis and Davis and the building opened as the Louisiana Superdome in 1975.
 Its steel frame covers a 13 acre expanse and the 273 ft dome is made of a lamellar multi-ringed frame and has a diameter of 680 ft , making it the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
 It is adjacent to the Smoothie King Center.
The 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Kansas Jayhawks on January 3, 2008, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
 Spread bettors favored Virginia Tech by three points, but in a game dominated by defensive and special teams play, Kansas defeated Virginia Tech 24–21.
 The game was part of the 2007–2008 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the concluding game of the season for both teams.
 This 74th edition of the Orange Bowl was televised in the United States on FOX and was watched by more than eight million viewers.