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Populous and Churchill Downs have unveiled the new $90 million First Turn experience as part of a multi-phase transformation underway at the Louisville racetrack. Home to the Kentucky Derby, which attracts approximately 150,000 guests annually, Churchill Downs and Populous are working on a series of enhancements. The new First Turn Club and its grandstand will […]
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The United Soccer League Championship’s Indy Eleven and Keystone Group unveiled renderings of plans for the Eleven Park neighborhood development, anchored by a new multipurpose stadium. With an expected capacity of around 20,000 seats, the stadium will serve as the new home for Indy Eleven in the center of a development in southwest downtown Indianapolis […]
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The home of the Hops will have a new look in the future. Ron Tonkin Field in Hillsboro, Oregon, will undergo a redesign starting later this year for stadium improvements to bring it in line with Major League Baseball’s new standards for High-A Long Season ballparks. The city of Hillsboro has contracted with a design-builder, […]
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Glytch has selected Populous as the design firm for its planned 32 esports stadiums across the United States and Canada as the company plans for each location to be the home of a professional esports team. Glytch’s first four locations will be Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Bellevue, Washington. The venues are scheduled to open […]
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Populous’ most significant post-Olympic legacy work worldwide will be centered at the home of the 1988 Olympic Summer Games with plans for the Jamsil Sports MICE Complex unveiled as a combination sports, culture and entertainment complex. The project will be located on the former 35-hectare site of the 1988 Games and re-imagined into a multi-billon […]
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The Buffalo Bills will be getting a new home in its current spot in Orchard Park, New York, after the team reached a deal with New York State officials for $850 million in public funds that will be used toward the cost of the $1.4 billion stadium. It will be largest taxpayer contribution ever for […]
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The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday to approve final plans and specifications for new seating at Paycom Center with Populous developing a master plan for the renovations to enhance the guest experience at the arena. The plans were approved as part of the city’s Metropolitan Area Projects plan, or MAPS 4. MAPS 4 is a […]
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Populous has been signed to create a new 65,000-seat stadium for Liga MX soccer club Tigres UANL, which is due to open in 2025. Tigres has played in the 42,000-seat Estadio Universitario since 1967. The new design features separate changing rooms for Tigres’ men’s and women’s teams and a retractable field that will allow a […]
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Populous will be the architect of record for “The Cathedral,” a new project in Milan, Italy, that will be the future home for two of the biggest names in world soccer. AC Milan has played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as San Siro, since 1926 and in 1947 was joined by Inter Milan. […]
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Nerd Street Gamers has opened what it calls the nation’s first esports campus at its Philadelphia headquarters. Known as The Block, the venue also houses Localhost, which is Nerd Street’s dedicated esports arena. The venue will showcase both professional gaming events for spectators and be open to the public for hourly gameplay, tournaments, summer camps […]
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The @Big12Conference has selected the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to host the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships. The 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship’s two sessions will be held March 22 at noon and 5 p.m. local time.
.@PlayNAIA has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and @GSOB_Sports as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships.
Move United was given the 2024 Rings of Gold Award by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee during its annual assembly last week in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Triple Crown Sports has announced the departure of Sean Hardy, who is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer to join League One Volleyball as chief growth officer.
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