On the podcast, Partner and Director of Interior Design Christina Franklin and Senior Project Manager Angie Nygren talk about the details of designing for women’s sports. The questions people really want to ask: how planning for a women’s facility actually differs from a men’s, why purpose-built stadiums matter, and what female athletes need from their […]
Read MoreIn the season 4 premiere of Ted Lasso—CPKC Stadium, the world’s first purpose-built stadium for a professional women’s sports team—is the inspiration Rebecca Welton (played by Hannah Waddingham) and Keely Jones (played by Juno Temple) need to back the newly formed AFC Richmond women’s team. The KC Current and the venue serve as major plot […]
Read MoreAfter acing all six tests, Architectural Designer II Logan Matos is now officially a licensed architect. Some people knock out their licensure early. Others wait. Logan landed somewhere in between with the Architect Registration Examination. His goal was to become licensed before life outside of work got more complicated, and a solid foundation of experience […]
Read MoreWe’ve joined the 2026 AEC Circle of Excellence: The Industry’s Best Managed Firms™! We’re one of 61 architecture and engineering firms on the exclusive 2026 list. PSMJ designed the Circle of Excellence Award to recognize firms that demonstrate outstanding achievements in profitability, overhead management, cash flow, productivity, staff growth, and turnover. The firms honored represent […]
Read MoreInterior Design Magazine’s 30/30 program highlights designers shaping where the profession goes next, and Christina’s inclusion is a nod to the amazing work she’s led. As a Partner and the Director of Interior Design, Christina has helped shape how Generator Studio thinks about interiors across all of our project types, from sports and entertainment venues […]
Read MoreSelected by the sitting Mayor of Birmingham, the Coca-Cola Amphitheater has been named the 2026 Mayor’s Choice Award from AIA Birmingham. The Mayor’s Choice award recognizes a local architectural project that best reflects the city’s civic and sustainable goals. Generator Studio worked closely with Live Nation and local firms Goodwyn Mills Cawood and Studio 2H […]
Read MoreThe WNBA and NBA Board of Governors have unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun to Houston for the 2027 season, officially marking the return of the Houston Comets! The Comets’ return comes during a transformative period for both Toyota Center and the WNBA. As part of Toyota Center Reimagined, designed […]
Read MoreThe Providence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse, housing the business and soccer operations for Seattle Sounders FC, will open its doors to host the Belgium National Team for the FIFA World Cup 2026™. With all three group stage matches on the West Coast and a 50,000 SF facility with four full-sized training pitches to use […]
Read MoreThe Seattle Kraken and the City of Kirkland have partnered to unveil the Kraken Iceplex and Community Center, designed by Generator Studio. The new building brings together two sheets of ice, a city-operated community center, and a neighborhood restaurant under one roof. The Kraken and Kirkland hope the new neighborhood rinks will help grow participation, develop […]
Read More[read time: 4 minutes] The conversation around sports and entertainment-anchored mixed-use development has centered, predictably, on large-scale venues. Nine-figure stadium and arena investments create destinations wherever they land. However, those aren’t the only project types creating new, desirable districts in cities across the country. The facilities quietly reinventing this trend aren’t the ones making headline […]
Read MoreBuilding a high-performing, cohesive interiors team doesn’t happen by accident. In a new episode of I Hear Design, Generator Studio Partner and Director of Interior Design Christina Franklin breaks down exactly how she did it. Christina gets into what it means to design with a hospitality-forward mindset when hospitality is more than a buzzword, and […]
Read MoreThrough public, private, and community partners, Memorial Stadium will become a multipurpose home for Seattle Public Schools students and the greater community beneath the Space Needle. Reporter Mike Gastineau details the venue’s history, the partnerships forged to restore it beyond its former glory, and Generator’s role in the exciting redevelopment underway on the Seattle Center […]
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