Through Cedric ‘Big Ced’ Thornton
May 30, 2025
Populous is the architect of the project.
Design and Architecture firm Populous is dealing with the sport -written entertainment district in the center of Oklahoma City, and Russell Westbrook has been appointed creative director of the project.
The decision was announced By Echo Investment Capital (Echo), Russell Westbrook Enterprises (RWE) and Robinson Park.
The project is led by Echo with RWE and Robinson Park as important development partners, in combination with creating a destination that is anchored by the Maps 4 Multipurpe Stadium.
Westbrook has ties with Oklahoma City. He was a star for the Thunder of the NBA for a decade until he was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2019. Westbrook spent the 2024-25 season with the Denver Nuggets.
“We are not only building a sports-worshiped entertainment district-we have again presented how a city comes together,” said Westbrook in a written statement. “I personally bring everything I have seen and experienced all over the world – designs, culture, energy – to help create something that has never been done before in OKC. I am proud to be part of a vision that is not only about buildings, but about belonging – a place where people from every neighborhood see, connected and inspired.”
Populous has designed various sports and entertainment locations around the world, including the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong. The company had already been appointed as the main architect of the Maps 4 Multipurps Stadium.
“Population brings world -famous expertise and a deep understanding of the design of spaces that anchor the community and grow growth,” said Christian Kanady, founder and CEO of Echo Investment Capital. “Their leadership in shaping both the stadium and the surrounding sports-anchored entertainment district ensures a coherent, transforming vision-that reflects the momentum of OKC and connects our most lively districts in powerful new ways. This is more than a development of a bourgeois life.”
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