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Mark Olsen

Project Principal

With over 27 years of experience managing high-profile sports and recreation facilities for professional and collegiate clients around the world, Mark leverages his passion and expertise to deliver spaces that bring communities together. His extensive experience coordinating between specialized consultants and owners has instilled in him the skills to grow and mentor a team of talented designers and expand our sports and recreation practice. 

As a project principal based out of our Kansas City, Missouri, architecture studio, Mark provides exceptional leadership in project execution and an elite specialization in stadium design. From design conception to fruition, Mark tends to each aspect of the project life cycle, using his coordination skills and focus on detailed documentation to ensure design intent is realized in each project.

In his industry tenure, Mark has collaborated on designs for complex stadiums, arenas and training facilities across the U.S. and internationally, including Oracle Park, Welsh-Ryan Arena, Wembley Stadium, LoanDepot Park, Citi Field and University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium.