Friends, the best part of the arena negotiations being completed is now we can actually dig into the more interesting pieces of the process. Who is going to build the new arena? What’s it going to look like? What food options are going to be available? Will there be enough washrooms?
Since the agreements are being hammered out now, we can speculate about potential designers and architects for the new barn. Today, we’ll start with one of the most prominent sports facilities designers in the world: Populous.
A brief history
Originally a division of HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum) devoted to sports venues, the Kansas City-based Populous was spun out into its own shop in 2009.