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The College Baseball Foundation has selected Populous to design the permanent location of the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Overland Park, Kansas.
Last January, the Foundation and Visit Overland Park announced that the Hall of Fame would be located within the iconic Negro Leagues Baseball Museum at Prairiefire in the Kansas City metro area.
A request for proposal process was initiated in April, with Populous emerging victorious at the conclusion of this process.
“After a comprehensive proposal process that attracted interest from multiple world-class design firms, we determined that Populous was an ideal partner to assist us on the design and buildout of the College Baseball Hall of Fame,” said Tom Jacobs, CEO and executive director of the College Baseball Foundation.
“Not only is Populous based in Kansas City, but they are widely regarded as the number one design firm in the world dedicated to sports and entertainment venues.
“Populous has a depth and breadth of experience in the collegiate space demonstrated by their more than 300 college projects, including 60 collegiate ballparks. We are excited to tap into this expertise to create a fantastic venue that will tell the story of college baseball, past, present, and future, and that will serve as the home for our 160-plus Hall of Fame Inductees.”
Brian Mirakian, senior principal of Populous, added: “This moment in time is incredible for the College Baseball Hall of Fame — one that celebrates the amazing legacy of great players, coaches, philanthropists and personalities who’ve helped define the game.
“Not only is this monumental for the city of Overland Park and the region, but it also further solidifies Kansas City as an internationally renowned baseball destination. For Populous to be part of that storyline is an immense honour for our team.”
Visit Overland Park estimates that the College Baseball Hall of Fame will have a multi-million dollar impact on the local economy when its doors open in 2025.
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