Phoenix Rising FC
While most of the other non-final four teams have been quiet, PRFC are still working towards being in the running. In late January, they announced the selection of two architectural design firms that will collaborate on their potential MLS stadium.
Populous, who have designed seven MLS stadiums — including Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City and
Orlando City’s new stadium — will be working with Gould Evans, a Phoenix-based firm. They will be working on a climate controlled stadium which “will include providing tactical shade while maximizing ventilation and water as a vehicle to cooling.”
It should be noted, Populous has designed 70 soccer stadiums, 14 of which are for national teams, including London-based stadiums Wembley National Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The new facility can be ready as soon as 2021. The same year Miami’s stadium “will” be done. Except Phoenix Rising have financing and the land in place. Yet Miami are in and Phoenix sits and waits.
Much like Sacramento, an announcement of a billionaire would go a long way for them.
