Populous is an American architecture firm, based in Kansas City, Missouri, that designs stadiums, arenas, convention centres and major events. It began in 1983 as a sports group of eight architects within the firm HOK, later called HOK Sport, merged with the London and Brisbane practice LOBB Partnership in 1998, and became independent through a management buyout in 2009 under its present name. In the 1990s, starting with Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, it led a new era of "retro" ballparks drawing on each city's history and older classic grounds.
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The firm finished the design and oversaw construction of the London Stadium (2011), built for the 2012 Olympics. The Aviva Stadium in Dublin (2010) was designed with Scott Tallon Walker, and the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand (2011), with Jasmax, roofed in 20,500 square metres of clear ETFE. At Lusail Stadium in Qatar (2021), the largest venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Populous designed the seating bowl with Foster + Partners. It also worked on the 68,700-seat Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat (2025).
