Stadiums
Kansas City Chiefs Name Design Team and Owners Rep for New $3B Stadium
The team also selected an owners representative for new team headquarters and practice facility in Olathe, Kan.
The Kansas City Chiefs have released renderings and named a design team for its new $3-billion domed stadium planned for Wyandotte County, Kan.
Now that they are leaving their longtime home of Arrowhead Stadium in Kanas City, Mo., behind, the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs have selected a design team for a new $3-billion domed stadium they plan to build just across the border in Wyandotte County, Kan., and have named an owner's representative for another planned project, the team's $300-million practice facility and headquarters project slated for Olathe, Kan.
Kansas City-based MANICA has been chosen as the lead design architect for the Chiefs’ new stadium, with HNTB's Kansas City-based sports architecture practice selected as architect of record. CAA ICON will serve as the owner's representative for the project, having led all elements of the RFQ, RFP and lead design competition processes, the Chiefs announced.
Burns & McDonnell, also based in Kansas City, will serve as the owner’s representative for the practice facility and headquarters.
Kansas City Chiefs President Mark Donovan said in a press release that the “MANICA team stood out throughout a rigorous months-long [planning] process, honoring and embracing our history while presenting a bold and dynamic vision for the future.”
He said the selection concludes a six-month lead design competition process between two finalists. He did not name the other contender.
Plans call for the 70,000-seat stadium to be fully enclosed with a translucent ETFE roof with more than 400,000 sq ft of translucent panels directly above the playing surface, which is intended to maximize visibility for military flyovers.
Donovan said the new stadium’s seating bowl is planned to be reminiscent of its current stadium and will feature tributes to the franchise’s history at Arrowhead including a drum platform, like the one in Arrowhead’s upper bowl that houses a fan-favorite drum used in pregame and in-game ceremonies, along with the Chiefs Ring of Honor, which recognizes legendary players and coaches, above the bowl in the new stadium.
The stadium's size, shape and roof geometry have been studied by audio engineers to maximize crowd noise so Chiefs fans can continue to provide their voices as a home field advantage, the franchise notes.
It also plans a parking lot with 20,000 spaces that will have features intended to enhance the tailgating experience.
Outside the stadium, Chiefs fans will be able to visit a plaza with a statue of Lamar Hunt, who founded the Chiefs, a Chiefs Hall of Honor that is expected to be twice the size of the current space, and a Chiefs Team Store that will be four times larger than the existing store.
The stadium will also anchor mixed-use development which the team says will add to the gameday experience.
The project is being financed through a public-private partnership, with the public portion funded through Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) bonds and the Attracting Professional Sports to Kansas Fund, both of which were established as Kansas fought in 2025 to lure the franchise away from Missouri. The Chiefs played their first game at Arrowhead in 1972.
The team's current lease at Arrowhead expires in January 2031. Construction of the new stadium is slated for completion in time for the 2031 NFL football season.
