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360 Architecture is an American architectural practice focused on planning, design and execution. The firm provides services for a range of project types including corporate headquarters and commercial office buildings, sports arenas and ballparks, municipal facilities, single- and multi-family residential and mixed-use entertainment districts. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with offices in Columbus Ohio; San Francisco, California; and Dallas, Texas.^[1] As of 2009, the firm has a staff of more than 110 professionals.

History

CDFM² Architecture Inc. and Heinlein Schrock Stearns merged in 2004 to form 360 Architecture. At the time, CDFM² was a firm of sixty architects, interior architects, interior designers, 3D illustrators and graphic designers working in the corporate, developer service, government and higher education markets. Heinlein Schrock Stearns was a firm of thirty-six architects and designers focused on collegiate, minor- and major-league sports and commercial, residential and retail/entertainment projects. The merger combined thirty-four years of firm experience into 360 Architecture (CDFM² founded in 1980 and Heinlein Schrock Stearns founded in 1998).

Recent activities

The firm is currently working on some of the largest sporting venues in the U.S., such Cisco Field, a new park for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball team in Oakland, California,^[2] and the Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets professional football teams.^[3] 360 Architecture was also a member of the Kansas City Downtown Arena Design Team (DADT). The DADT is the architect of record for the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City.^[4]

360 Architecture is the designer for the thirteen-block revitalization project of downtown Kansas City.^[5] Other 360 Architecture projects in the downtown Kansas City area include the J.E. Dunn Construction Company corporate headquarters,^[6] the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Center and post office renovation,^[7] H&R Block world headquarters^[8] and the Boulevard Brewing Company expansion.^[9]

Selected projects