The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Kansas City chapter recognized Populous as its 2009 Firm of the Year at an awards ceremony last week.

"It's been a big year for us, no doubt, from the name change, to major project openings like a renovated Kauffman Stadium, Yankee Stadium, the Phoenix Convention Center and even the new roof over Wimbledon," said Jim Walters, Populous senior principal. "All these projects – these global icons that are seen on millions of television sets around the world – have roots on the Kansas City drawing table and we're proud to represent Kansas City architecture in that way. This is a humbling recognition for us in our first year as Populous."

Highlights from the firm’s first year as Populous include:

• January 1: The firm’s buyout from HOK Group is finalized
• January 10: A renovated Phoenix Convention Center (13th largest in the country) hosts its first convention
• January 15: The firm is selected to design a new spring training facility for the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Florida
• February 1: The firm is named one of Fast Company magazine’s most innovative companies in sports
• March 30: HOK Sport Venue Event rebrands as Populous
• April 1: Populous is selected to design an expansion to the convention center in Tinley Park, Illinois
• April 10: A Populous-renovated Kauffman Stadium welcomes nearly 40,000 fans to the New K
• April 13: New York Mets’ Citi Field opens
• April 15: New York Yankees’ Yankee Stadium opens
• April 22: Populous is announced as a Tier 3 Provider to the London 2012 Games and appointed as the Overlay Design Services Provider
• June 9: Populous is selected to design a new soccer stadium for the Kansas City Wizards
• June 29: The new roof over Wimbledon’s Center Court debuts
• August 1: Populous is selected to design a new arena for Troy University
• September 1: Populous is selected to renovate Stanley Coveleski Stadium, a ballpark the firm originally designed in 1986
• September 12: University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium opens (financially the largest project in collegiate sports history; one of just six on-campus stadiums built in the last 50 years
• September 29: Populous is selected to design main stadium for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
• November 6: Kauffman Stadium recognized by AIA Kansas City with a craftsmanship in architecture award

 

For further information please contact
Gina Leo Stingley at Populous (Kansas City)
Telephone: +1 816 221 1500
Facsimile: +1 816 221 1578
 
Email media@populous.com

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