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14 Reasons Kansas City is a Top Design City

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.

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