The Hidden Global Industry: Why Kansas City Is Secretly Designing the World
Kansas City firms helped design 27 of 30 NFL stadiums, every 2026 World Cup venue and nearly a quarter of the world’s power systems. So why is KC’s biggest industry still one of its best-kept secrets?
Ashley McDonald, who leads KC Global Design at KCADC, joins Kevin in front of a live audience. They cover how 1,400 architecture and engineering firms made Kansas City a global center for design and construction. They also talk about why competing firms collaborate here and what the World Cup changed for the industry. Plus: the “epiphany of the visit,” keeping university talent in KC, data…
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