Category Archives: KC Global Design

KC is among the leading cities in the world for architecture, engineering and construction, with a legacy of designing and building a better world — from right here in the Heartland.

1. More than 1,200 architectural and engineering firms call KC home
2. KC has more than 5,700 construction firms
3. 81,000 workers in KC are employed in the A/E/C sector
4. A/E/C is a $16 billion industry in KC
5. KC led the Green Revolution in architecture
6. Nearly half of sports architecture around the world originates in the KC region
7. KC firms were key to the design of 27 of the 30 NFL Stadiums
8. Kansas City created the gold standard for Olympic stadiums
9. 20% of the world’s power systems are designed by KC companies
10. 13% of global telecommunication systems are designed by KC companies
11. 8% of the world’s transportation infrastructure and systems are KC-designed
12. 21 of the top 25 U.S. design firms have a presence in KC — more than any other city
13. KC has 7th-largest concentration in the U.S. for architecture and engineering jobs; 70% more concentrated than the national average
14. Colleges and universities in the KC region award 1,400+ architecture and engineering degrees annually

Discover more: Explore why Kansas City is known as the sports architecture capital of the world.

Just as the Draft – coming to Kansas City in April 2023 – is all about attracting top-tier talent to the upper echelon of the football world, KC companies are working together to bring the best and brightest design talent to the region’s A/E/C industry.

KC Global Design’s member firms recently collaborated on a video to illustrate their take on how the region’s A/E/C companies “draft” highly-skilled talent to their companies.

The video shines a spotlight on KC’s thriving architecture, engineering and construction industries and aligns with KC Global Design’s mission to amplify Kansas City as a hub for design, representing the more than 1,000 A/E/C firms that call the region home. 

A special thank you to Burns & McDonnell’s creative teams for ideating and helping produce this unique campaign, as well as BNIM, HNTB and JE Dunn for their participation in the filming process.

Visit to continue to discover the more than 1,300 current A/E/C job opportunities across the region at the KC Global Design webpage.