{"id":9880,"date":"2026-06-12T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9880"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:32:12","slug":"populous-creates-heart-shaped-gateway-for-world-cup-fan-area-in-kansas-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/populous-creates-heart-shaped-gateway-for-world-cup-fan-area-in-kansas-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Populous creates heart-shaped gateway for World Cup fan area in Kansas City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured lazyload\" alt=\"FIFA Fan festival\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fifa-fan-festival-populous_dezeen_2364_sq-1-852x852-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>With the World Cup 2026 kicking off yesterday, spectator areas are popping up across the three host countries, including an official FIFA Fan Festival zone designed by architecture studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/populous\/\">Populous<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/kansas-city\/\">Kansas City<\/a>.<span id=\"more-2337189\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Located on the National WWI Museum and Memorial&#8217;s south lawn just outside Downtown Kansas City, the pop-up area will be installed for 18 days during the World Cup and act as a gathering place for fans to watch football matches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2337213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2337213\" style=\"width: 1891px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2337213 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"FIFA Fan festival\" width=\"1891\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fifa-fan-festival-populous_dezeen_2364_col_1-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2337213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Populous has designed a World Cup fan area for Kansas City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The area spreads out over the lawn and features a large LED screen and stage, alongside a 65-foot-tall (20-metre), heart-shaped gateway designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/populous.com\/\">Populous<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The KC Heart isn&#8217;t just a beloved symbol \u2013 it&#8217;s a spirit,&#8221; said the studio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It stands for a city that opens its arms to the world, where inclusion is instinctive, and community runs deep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Positioned beyond the red gateway, the stage will host performances by musicians such as the Chainsmokers, but its primary use will be to screen &#8220;all matches played during festival hours&#8221;. Temporary pavilions on either side contain lounge and memorabilia areas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2337215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2337215\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2337215 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"FIFA Fan festival\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1773\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fifa-fan-festival-populous_dezeen_2364_col_4.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2337215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pop-up will run for 18 days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Entry to the area is free, although it may be limited due to capacity, said the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Populous takes pride in designing the places where people love to be together, and no event unites the global community like the World Cup,&#8221; said senior principal Kelly Holton.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/06\/11\/world-cup-stadiums-usa-canada-mexico-2026\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"World Cup 2026 stadiums\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/world-cup-2026-stadiums-sq_dezeen_1704_col_0-191x191-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Sixteen stadiums hosting games at World Cup 2026<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Populous is <a href=\"https:\/\/populous.com\/wc26\">heavily involved in the World Cup 2026<\/a> through an ongoing relationship with FIFA spanning more than 30 years. The studio has designed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/06\/11\/world-cup-stadiums-usa-canada-mexico-2026\/\">several of the facilities and stadiums<\/a> that are hosting games.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina is one of four teams to base itself in Kansas City for the World Cup, using the Populous-designed <a href=\"https:\/\/populous.com\/projects\/sporting-training-center\">Compass Minerals National Performance Center<\/a> as its training and recovery area.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2337212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2337212\" style=\"width: 1791px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2337212 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"FIFA Fan festival\" width=\"1791\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fifa-fan-festival-kansas-city-world-cup-2026-populous_dezeen_2364_col_5-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2337212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temporary pavilions flank a main stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A slew of other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/2026\/06\/11\/fifa-fan-festival-atlanta-hold-opening-ceremony\/\">fan-watching areas<\/a> have been unveiled across Canada, the US and Mexico as teams and fans descend into the three host countries to watch the football matches.<\/p>\n<p>Already, cities are grappling with the expected turnout, while fans are experiencing changing infrastructure in their cities. In New Jersey, this sparked <a href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/millions-from-doordash-made-it-cheaper-to-take-nj-transit-to-the-world-cup\">controversy around train ticket prices to the newly renamed New York New Jersey Stadium<\/a>, which will host the final.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the World Cup, Vancouver has covered its distinct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/05\/15\/vancouver-science-world-trionda-match-ball-world-cup-2026\/\">Science World dome<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/10\/03\/adidas-trionda-fifa-world-cup-2026-canada-usa-mexico\/\">a Trionada match ball motif<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The photography is courtesy Populous.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/06\/12\/populous-kansas-city-fifa-fan-festival\/\">Populous creates heart-shaped gateway for World Cup fan area in Kansas City<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the World Cup 2026 kicking off yesterday, spectator areas are popping up across the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9880"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9880"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9887,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9880\/revisions\/9887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}