KFC Yum! Center
Owner
Louisville Arena Authority
Location
Louisville, Kentucky
Size
700,000 S.F.
Stage
Completed 2010
Description
This new multipurpose arena is located in downtown Louisville at Second and West Main Street. The 717,000 square foot facility accommodates seating for up to 22,000 people and parking for up to 700 vehicles. The primary tenant is the University of Louisville’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs. The facility also accommodates a wide variety of additional sporting and entertainment events, such as NCAA swimming, wrestling, and volleyball championships as well as concerts, circuses, rodeos, boxing matches, and ice shows.

Swope Design Group worked with a large, multi disciplined design team. Swope Design Group is responsible for the design of wayfinding and graphics throughout the arena complex, as well as the interior design of the Team Store located in the main lobby.

Architecture: POPULOUS, Kansas City, Missouri
Theming: Workshop Design, Kansas City, Missouri
Renderings: POPULOUS & Mertz Design