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▶️ Watch now: Get an inside look into the vision and expertise that brought to life the world’s first stadium purpose-built for a women’s professional team: https://www.kctv5.com/2024/03/18/meet-some-women-responsible-designing-cpkc-stadium/

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Meet Some of the Women Responsible For Designing CPKC Stadium Learn about who played as the architectural firm for KC Current's new home CPKC Stadium!

Designed by KC-based MANICA Architecture, the home of this weekend’s Big Game is one of 19 NFL stadiums designed by Kansas City firms.

Another incredible placement showcasing as a top design city to an international audience. Read more from internationally-renowned magazine Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2024/02/07/super-bowl-staidum-manica-architecture-allegiant-las-vegas/

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Super Bowl stadium designed to be "fast, angry and intimidating" This year's NFL Super Bowl will be hosted at the Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium in Nevada, which was designed by Manica Architecture.

Elite KC football, meet elite KC-designed stadium. 🏈 Kansas City’s legacy of sports architecture will be on full display at Allegiant Stadium this Sunday.

We’re excited to land this placement in Fast Company, continuing to elevate KC’s design & construction industry to a global audience.

Get the behind-the-scenes look from HNTB, MANICA Architecture and HOK:
https://www.fastcompany.com/91023069/if-taylor-swift-makes-it-to-the-super-bowl-on-time-this-is-the-luxury-suite-shell-be-watching-from

JUST ANNOUNCED: CfAD + KC Global Design show KC’s strength as a leading design city with creation of the D7 Retreat, a first-of-its-kind summit hosting CEOs of the top 7 design organizations.

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KC Shows its Strength as a Leading Design City with Creation of CEO Retreat for Country’s Top Seven Professional Design Organizations - KC Global Design KANSAS CITY, Mo. – October 3, 2023 – Today Center for Architecture & Design (CfAD) and KC Global Design announced the formation of the D7 Retreat, the first-of-its-kind design summit […]

▶️ Ashley McDonald, managing director of KC Global Design, and Ian Kilpatrick, principal and design leader at DLR Group, joined the KCTV5 News Kansas City crew to talk about KC’s thriving design and construction industry.

DLR Group is making significant contributions to educational facility architecture, both locally and around the world. From their design of the North Kansas City Schools Early Education Center to their collaboration with the Virgin Islands Department of Education to rebuild school systems destroyed by hurricanes, DLR Group’s work showcases KC’s global A/E/C impact.

Designing Educational Facilities To learn more visit KC.org/Design.

KC Global Design highlights KC as hub for design and construction community — MetroWire Media FEATURE PHOTO: Robin Broder Gibson, chair of the board and chief marketing officer for Henderson Engineers, and Ashley McDonald, managing director of Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC), discussed KC Global Design, its origins and its initiatives at a recent luncheon hosted by the KC Downto

The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum opens today! The museum, created by KC Global Design member firm Dimensional Innovations, offers a unique experience that includes virtual reality, hands-on experiences and interactive games.

Museum Monday: Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum - Stuck at the Airport Museum Monday: Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum February 20, 2023Harriet BaskasAviation history, UncategorizedAmelia Earhart, Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, Atchison Kansas, aviation history, Museums, women in aviation Famed aviator Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, and lived....

Tim Cowden, president and CEO of the Kansas City Area Development Council, recently discussed Kansas City's upward trajectory and the crucial role KC Global Design firms play in the region's success.

• Design for half of the world's sports arenas originates in KC
• The KC region's $24 billion A/E/C industry employs 70,000 people
• KC companies have designed water systems for 15% of the global population

Tim Cowden: NFL Draft, World Cup, new KCI make right now KC's golden era - Kansas City Business Journal "In 50 years, people are going to look back at this time and go, 'Look at all the things that happened in that really set us up for success,'" KCADC CEO Tim Cowden said at a Friday event.

Don't miss it! Register now for On The Rise - a leadership summit focused on on elevating women in the building community - on Wednesday, March 8. https://i.mtr.cool/pinrhiqlsd

Fear of flying? This flight experience simulator at the KC airport could help The flight simulator experience allows travelers to practice take-off and landing—in a real, decommissioned Airbus 321 cabin.

The next revolution for women's athletics is being designed and constructed right here in KC.

KC Current's new stadium poised to revolutionize women's athletics — MetroWire Media Feature image/Rendering credit: Generator Studio.

Did you know? 18 of 26 new NFL stadiums were , including State Farm Stadium, the site of . Learn more about how all sports design roads lead to : https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2023/02/10/sports-architecture-manica-populous-hntb-pendulum.html

Manica, HTNB, Populous build on KC's history of sports architecture design - Kansas City Business Journal If it seems like every other big sports venue was designed by a architect, that's because it probably was. In fact, it's probably more frequently than every other time. Find out how that came to be.

KC Global Design member firm, HNTB, continues KC's legacy as a global leader in sports architecture, designing world-class spaces across the country for a variety of sports.

HNTB shows four if its most interesting recent sports projects - Kansas City Business Journal This firm has worked with clients and communities across the country. Here are four projects around the U.S. it wants you to know about.

Our region's AEC firms continue to support critical healthcare facilities. Leawood-based Hoefer Welker recently designed a first-of-its-kind expansion for the Midwest Transplant Network, one of only 57 organ procurement providers nationwide.

Hoefer Welker designs Midwest Transplant Network's organ procurement facility - Kansas City Business Journal A new organ procurement facility frees up space in hospitals and their ORs.

With a rich history, iconic institutions like The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and an excellence for “aspirational house hunting,” Kansas City is an architectural gem for visitors and residents alike.

America’s Next Hot Destination Is This Midwestern City It’s got top-notch house hunting, mouth-watering food, and more museums than you can visit in a weekend.

Female leaders in KC's industry are finding continued success in landmark projects throughout the region. In addition to the women-led team heading up design for the new KC Current stadium, three Kansas City Business Journal "Women Who Mean Business" alumnae are teaming up on a project related to Meta's planned hyperscale data center in , announced earlier this year.

Odimo, Turner Construction, LM2 work together on Meta data center project - Kansas City Business Journal Three prominent businesswoman are teaming up for a project related to a coming data center in the Northland. All three are members of the Women Who Mean Business program.

A women-led team from Henderson Engineers is designing the KC Current's new stadium - the world’s first stadium designed for female athletes.

“With this being the first women’s stadium in the world, we knew we wanted to have a women’s team on it,” said Andrea Mulvany, Henderson’s principal-in-charge for the project.

Henderson Engineers forms a female-led group to engineer KC Current's new stadium - Kansas City Business Journal Design work on the coming stadium is decidedly female. talked with the team of women who is leading the engineering effort.

Don't miss this KC Global Design Innovation Session at Hufft this Thursday, August 25, 4:00-5:30 p.m!

Network with fellow member firms and Kansas City Area Development Council investors, and hear about the latest disruptions in the industry.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kc-global-design-innovation-session-tickets-389569872977

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A KC Heartland icon, Union Station Kansas City, was included in Architectural Digest's list of "37 Most Beautiful Train Stations in the World."

The Kansas City Area Development Council has been a proud tenant of Union Station for many years, and we wish a warm congratulations to George Guastello and the entire team on this recognition.

Read more: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-train-station-architecture-slideshow

The Kansas City region is home to a multitude of world-class design firms, including the No. 1 small architectural firm, according to The Architect's Newspaper. El Dorado beat out companies from larger metros, including Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit, to land the top spot.


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El Dorado Honored as Top Small Architectural Firm in Midwest By Kevin Collison A Crossroads architectural firm named after the fabled city of gold has struck professional mother lode by being honored as the best small firm in the Midwest by The Architect& #82…

Be sure and register for Keystone Innovation District's upcoming sessions on July 13th from 5-8 with networking opportunities beforehand! This session will feature KC Global Design member Multistudio.
Register below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/keystone-sessions-713-tickets-380354680087

Last week, our member firms met for the first KC Global Design networking event since becoming part of the Kansas City Area Development Council. Thank you to all who joined us and to Henderson Engineers for hosting!

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A new LEGOLAND California attraction, designed by KC-based Dimensional Innovations, allows kids to take their constructed LEGO Ferrari race car, scan it and then digitally race it to compete for the fastest time.

This KC-designed LEGOLAND attraction puts young builders in the driver's seat of their own Ferrari The experience features Dimensional Innovation’s use of custom aerodynamic image analysis, which allows individuals to take their constructed LEGO race car, scan it and then digitally race it to compete for the fastest time. “We continue to liberate the world from mediocre experiences,” said S...

KC-based design company, Populous, hits another home run, slated to oversee designs for the Seattle Seattle Mariners' $55 million stadium upgrades.

Mariners unveil plans for $55M in upgrades at T-Mobile Park - Puget Sound Business Journal A Mariners executive called the projects “overdue improvements to the premium guest experience.”

KC Global Design member firm, Burns & McDonnell, is teaming up with PLTW - Project Lead The Way, donating $1.5 million to the program in the next three years to invest in the next generation of qualified -field candidates.

Burns & McDonnell invests in Project Lead The Way's STEM programming - Kansas City Business Journal This big firm is making a big investment in education through a partnership with Project Lead The Way.