AIA Kansas City: The American Institute of Architects

Join as an inaugural Sponsor member and receive two free tickets to the VIP Reveal and Main Event.

6 p.m. | Kirkwood Hall
VIP Reveal and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony*
(Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to begin promptly at 6:15 p.m.)

7:15 p.m. | Bloch Lobby
Doors open to the Main Event

8 p.m. | Bloch Lobby
Personal remarks by Marc F. Wilson

8:30 p.m.–Midnight | Kirkwood Hall and the Egyptian galleries
Cocktails, light bites and dancing to sounds of The Boulevard Band

Our most generous Friends of Art supporters are invited to an intimate ribbon cutting
ceremony of the new Egyptian galleries, featuring Meretites, prior to the Main Event.
Enjoy this premiere viewing, champagne toast and reception with Marc F. Wilson
and Robert Cohon, Curator, Art of the Ancient World.

Not an Associate or Sponsor level member?
Call 816.751.1ART (1278) to upgrade your membership and gain access to this and
other special programs throughout the year.

TICKETS
Members Only
Main Event: $75 per person
VIP Reveal: $150 per person*

*Available to Associate and Sponsor level members only, ticket includes VIP Reveal and Main Event.

Please reply by April 19, visit nelson-atkins.org, or call 816.751.1ART (1278) to speak to a Museum representative.

UMKC would like to invite you to view and review the final presentation of the work of our students.

In addition to acquiring a theoretical foundation for food systems planning—our students have analyzed existing conditions and created designs for the integration of food production in neighborhoods along the urban transect – from downtown KCMO to 119th Street and Metcalf.

They would like to invite you to participate as a reviewer for the students’ final projects. Your assistance needed in providing students with professional and productive feedback on their efforts to design forward-thinking solutions for urban sustainability.

Refreshments will be served. Please contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you are interested in participating.

Join us for the May Social Hour hosted by 360 Architecture & BNIM at JE Dunn’s new headquarters. The social hour will begin at 5:30pm on May 5, 2010.

360 Architecture & BNIM teamed to design JE Dunn’s new headquarters. Filling the last development parcel on Ilus W. Davis Civic Mall, the LEED® Gold-certified building was conceived and built to spark economic activity in Kansas City’s urban core and promote JE Dunn’s growth and image, while enhancing public awareness of achievable sustainable solutions. The office building accommodates 500 employees in a collaborative, healthy, daylight-filled environment that features efficient systems, raw materials in their natural state, and artwork from the community. The 200,000 s.f. building is a dynamic expression of JE Dunn’s craft and leadership in the construction industry.

Please enter the building off of 10th & Locust Streets and enter the parking garage to your left. Visitor spots on your right as you enter the garage. Parking will be validated.

WHAT: Leadership Symposium about Placemaking

WHEN: May 6, 2010, 2:30-4:45 p.m., followed by reception – Save the Date!

WHERE: Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, MO (an historic Ochsner Hare & Hare project) J.C. Nichols auditorium

WHO: Elected government leaders, KC region; City and County staffs of Parks and Planning; developers; landscape architects; planners; architects, key university faculty; regional community leaders

WHY: Celebrating Ochsner Hare & Hare’s 100th anniversary; honoring its legacy of placemaking; educating the KC region on value of place in the community

COST: $25 per person, including reception, for reservations made prior to April. $30 after April 2. Checks can be made to OHH (Please include full company name, address, phone and reference “Symposium”) or register through our website with credit card.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Fred Kent, founder and President of Project for Public Spaces, is a dynamic speaker with an international following. He is a leading authority on revitalizing city spaces and one of the foremost global thinkers on livability, smart growth and the future of the city. Each year, he and the PPS staff train 10,000 people in placemaking techniques.

SPEAKERS:
Gary Scott, FASLA, President, American Society of Landscape Architects. Currently is Parks and Recreation Director of West Des Moines, Iowa, where he has increased parkland from 138 acres to 1222 acres and the miles of trails from 0 to 45. He is a strong advocate of active citizen participation in the design process. He collaborated with all sectors of the community to ensure that projects meet expectations, are supported and funded.

Bruce Knight, President, FAICP, American Planning Association, currently is Planning Director of Champaign, Illinois. He has more than 30 years
of planning experience working for municipalities in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. He has overseen multiple long range plans and the rebirth of Downtown, Champaign. He is a strong advocate for quality of life issues and has chaired APA’s National Planning Awards and the Great Places in America Task Force.Force.

While the national economic recovery has been underway for some time now, the housing sector is still looking for signs of further improvement. At an upcoming lunch presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City, Chris Kuehl, managing director of Armada Corporate
Intelligence, will give insight into how the economy is improving, what this industry is waiting for and what housing professionals need to look for in the future during a special luncheon.

Advance reservations are mandatory and can be completed through the Calendar of Events at http://www.kchba.net. Price to attend is $28 for HBA members and $32 for non-members. For more information, call the Home Builders Association at (816) 942-8800.

Creating vibrant public places is a key element of our region’s aspiration to become a sustainable community. As the long-time director of the Project for Public Places (PPS), Fred Kent has exerted enormous influence within the United States and internationally about how to create places that people intuitively like and where communities thrive. PPS was key in developing the concept of placemaking , which is not just the act of building or fixing up a space, but a whole process that fosters the creation of vital public destinations: the kind of places where people feel a strong stake in their communities and a commitment to making things better.

Building on the techniques of William H. Whyte’s Street Life Project, this approach involves looking at, listening to and asking questions of the people in a community to discover their needs and aspirations. Simply put, place-making capitalizes on a local community’s assets, inspiration, and potential, ultimately creating good public spaces that promote people’s health, happiness, and well being.

The realm of “place-making” in the context of community development and sustainable urban design requires a thoughtful mix of policy, planning and design elements. In his presentation, Mr. Kent will describe national trends and models that will inform the practice of building quality places in ways that bring communities together and revitalize underperforming spaces.

Additional information and registration.

Fee: $25 per person
$15 student rate
$180 for a table of eight

You are invited to attend this Lunch N Learn session and Plant Tour at Lafarge’s Sugar Creek, MO facility. Lafarge is turning local and regional by-products, such as landfill gas and waste materials, into fuel for Lafarge’s cement plant. Their efforts will reduce coal usage by 50,000 tons annually – that’s like removing over 6,500 passenger vehicles from the roads! Take the opportunity to tour some of Lafarge’s facilities at Sugar Creek including the cement plant, Alternative Solid Fuels facility and more.

Lafarge will also present information on some of their other sustainability efforts and how building materials can contribute to sustainability. Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete, and Gypsum. Lafarge has been committed to sustainable development for many years, pursuing a strategy that combines industrial know-how with performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and energy.

Lunch will be provided.  This will be an outdoor tour so please dress appropriate to weather conditions and wear closed-toe sturdy walking shoes (boots preferred).  Limited to first 60 registrants. Directions to follow.

Costs and Registration: $15 members / $20 non-members
Register/More Info: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q%2cM3%2c32cb0a97-0e8a-4a39-b3ef-5acf7fd15826

5:30 PM Reception at the Kansas City Design Center (1018 Baltimore Avenue, KCMO)

Please join us in recognizing the accomplishments of the Kansas City Design Center Studio, as we extend an invitation of celebration of the past year of work. We would like to extend a thanks to everyone who has supported us this year, participated in our reviews, offered guidance for our projects, and been an integral part of our studio’s success. Drinks, appetizers and music will be provided, as well as an exhibit of our projects, proposals, and urban design studies of downtown Kansas City.

Monday, May 10, 2010
5:30 PM Reception at the Kansas City Design Center (1018 Baltimore Avenue, KCMO)

This event is jointly sponsored and organized by Kansas State University,
the University of Kansas and the Kansas City Design Center.

http://www.kcdesigncenter.org/1018studio

If you plan to attend please RSVP to Erica Besler at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) so we can get an estimate of attendance. Please pass this on to other interested groups and hope to see you Monday!

Tournament
Check-In: 10:30 am—11:30 am
Shotgun Start: 11:30 am
Practice Facility will be available at 10:30 am
Entry fee $175.00 per player (limited to the first 30 team entries)

Includes: – Boxed lunch on course – Practice facility (driving range, chipping, and putting green) – 18 holes with golf cart – Beverages on the golf course (water, soda, & beer) – Prizes (flight winners and holes prizes) – Dinner and Awards banquet to follow

Sponsorship Opportunities
Hole Sponsor, $150.00 each or $100.00 with a 4-person team
Dinner & Awards, $1000 (name featured at dinner & awards plus a hole sponsor sign)
Refreshment Cart Sponsor, $500 with sign on cart
In-Kind Sponsors of food, beverages, gifts for golfers and those who volunteer will also be recognized

Foursomes must register by Friday, May 7th; Sponsors must be committed by Monday, May 3. For more information on registration call 816.421.3360 or email to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Join Conference Technology for this informative session on audio video systems.

Topics will include:
Audio Visual System Design
Audio Visual System Design Factors in Facilities
Audio Visual Presentation & Communications Technologies
Audio Visual’s Role in Construction
Audio Visual’s Objectives

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to learn about what’s new in the world of Audio Visual Systems, AV and Video Conferencing Technologies and Audio Visual System design.

This program is worth 1 LU and lunch will be provided.