Constructing Fields of Dreams: Scott Radecic & Populous

Nick Haines talks to Populous Senior Partner Scott Radecic about how the local sports architecture firm with a global reputation is playing an integral part in the London 2012 Olympic Games with their stadium design work.

The 2012 Summer Olympics start July 27 in London and Kansas City can be proud to play a big hand in the the almost month long global sporting event.

Aerial view of the London 2012 Olympic Park

You may not know this, but London’s Olympic Stadium is designed by Populous, the sports architecture firm, with its world headquarters in the River Market right here in Kansas City. More than a hundred architects with Populous, which changed its name from HOK Sport in 2009, worked on the stadium design. The company has offices in London and around the world.

Rendering of the 2012 London Olympics Stadium

We sat down with Populous Senior Principal Scott Radecic to talk about how this local sports architecture firm is playing such an integral part in the London games and innovative sports venues around the globe.

Olympic Stadium | London 2012 from Populous on Vimeo.