Nicole Smolenski
Associate
Nicole is an architect and associate at Populous, having joined the firm in 2016 after attending Syracuse University’s School of Architecture. She began her Populous career in the Design Studio, Populous’ internal design think-tank, focusing on conceptual design across many sports markets and firm-wide research initiatives. Nicole now focuses primarily on facility design for the soccer market, most recently leading the sports focused design for the new MLS stadium in Nashville. Her experience also includes design concepts for major stadiums in Bolivia and Japan.