HNTB and Multistudio have released details for a planned campus gateway district and athletics complex upgrades at the University of Kansas’ main flagship location in Lawrence.

The project will cover the school’s existing 102-year-old David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and provide updated amenities to the adjacent Anderson Family Football Complex while creating a dynamic new mixed-use district at the intersections of 11th and Mississippi Streets. Architects and school officials are both hoping it will help the Big 12 school become an athletic powerhouse while boosting the regional economy.

“The corner of 11th & Mississippi will forever transform this part of campus and provide a memorable experience for visitors entering the KU campus,” Gerardo Prado, Vice President and National Sports Practice Leader for HNTB, said in a news announcement. “These types of transformational projects and vision is what drives us towards excellence in the delivery of our designs. Projects with a vision for 365-day activation have the power to drive economic development, serve as a catalyst for campus transformation and enhance the experience of students and visitors and will become the norm in collegiate sports.”

The team expects renovations to the football stadium to be done by the year 2025, with additional components completed along a yet-unreleased timeframe. The project bolsters a three-decade portfolio of work done on KU's campus by Multistudio and will be the firm's second collaboration with HNTB besides the Mountain America Stadium at Arizona State University.

“We are proud to be partners of KU’s for more than 40 years. We are also working on the renovation of Allen Fieldhouse, KU Innovation Park, as well as their 10-year comprehensive master plan,” Multistudio Principal John Wilkins said at the end of the announcement. “The Gateway Project is a critical part of that plan and will help deepen KU’s position as a vital hub of economic and cultural impact in the state of Kansas and beyond. The stadium and the entirety of the Gateway District will honor and respond to the beauty of this site, its history and its future.” 

A timeline for construction was also not available at press time.