Inside the World’s First Stadium Designed for Women’s Sports
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Privately financed CPKC Stadium opened this year as an anchor for Kansas City’s Berkley Riverfront district.
When the Orlando Pride won its first-ever National Women’s Soccer League championship this weekend in Kansas City, Missouri, the team did so against the backdrop of another historic first for sports: The sold-out CPKC Stadium where they defeated the Washington Spirit is the first sports arena built specifically for a professional women’s team — in the world.
Designed for the Kansas City Current by the women-owned architecture firm Generator Studio, the 11,500-seat venue draws on the Art Deco legacy of the city’s historic architecture. It’s also privately financed, and promises to revive the city’s formerly industrial waterfront without relying on local taxpayer dollars — another distinction in the frenzied realm of sports subsidies. Read more from contributor Mark Byrnes today on CityLab: In Kansas City, a First-Ever Stadium Designed for Women’s Sports Takes the Field