There are many who claim to be the fathers and mothers of Camden Yards, above all the the late "do it now" governor William Don Schaefer. HOK the architects of record and the young RTKL architect, who as a student, had developed the idea of using the historic B&O  warehouse as the backdrop for the stadium.  Then there is Janet Marie Smith, architectural adviser to the Orioles who carefully orchestrated the detailed design and feel of the ballpark to be as intimate as the nation's oldest Major Baseball League ballpark, the 1912 Fenway Park in Boston. 

Oriole Park with Hilton Hotel

The Oriole Park.com website states this under its history tab:

When Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened on April 6, 1992, a new era of Major League Baseball began. The park was brand new, but still old-fashioned. State-of-the-art, yet quaint. At less than a day old, it was already a classic.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards inspired a generation of ballpark construction. No longer would communities across America build multipurpose stadiums devoid of character, surrounded by vast parking lots. Ballparks would now be created to nestle neatly into existing and historic neighborhoods and play key roles in the revitalization of urban America.

Fenway Park, Boston

Oriole Park at Camden Yards captured the nation's attention from day one and in the 20 seasons that followed, has served as the standard by which all new ballparks are measured. Citizens of Baltimore and all of Maryland, as well as Orioles fans throughout Birdland, should take great pride in the fact that our team makes its home in the ballpark that forever changed baseball.

In 2012 when Camden Yards celebrated its 20th anniversary many others had copied and improved of Baltimore's formula of success. When Oriole Park opened its 20th season....Read all