Event Details
| Event: | KC11 - Landscape Architecture Studio, Summer 2008 |
| Date: | 02.23.2009 — 03.06.2009 |
| Time: | All Day Event |
| Location: | Chang Gallery, Seaton Hall |
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Ideas developed in a summer 2008 studio by K-State landscape architecture students for the on-going development of greater downtown Kansas City, Missouri, will be on display to the public. The exhibit will be shown in the Chang Gallery of the College of Architecture, Planning and Design from February 23 through March 6, 2009. Located in Seaton Hall on the K-State campus, the gallery is open to the public without charge on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Named KC11 because of 11 distinct neighborhoods in the greater downtown Kansas City area, the studio brought together 18 landscape architecture graduate students with community leaders from those neighborhoods and the City of Kansas City’s planning consulting team (COR Team). The goal of this planning effort is to benefit from the rapid economic development taking place in parts of downtown Kansas City and utilize the momentum generated by that growth while also protecting Kansas City’s history and character. Students in the eight-week summer studio participated in initial public meetings, met with planning and design consultants, and explored possibilities for downtown Kansas City’s future. The opportunity to participate in this significant planning effort created An engaging and hands-on learning experience for the studio participants. Walking the neighborhoods, talking with residents and mapping the area led to 19 design responses displayed in the exhibit. The proposals address the three major issues identified by the students-connection, infrastructure and identity. The student projects on display envision a future where downtown residents and visitors can walk and bicycle between neighborhoods and destinations; stormwater is an asset, not a nuisance; light rail is a catalyst for new housing and businesses; brownfields (abandoned or under-used industrial and commercial facilities) become new neighborhoods; existing neighborhoods are strengthened and improved; green space connects places and provides new recreation and education destinations; and downtown Kansas City is a leader in sustainable urban design. The 11 neighborhoods include Harlem, the River Market, Columbus Park, West Bottoms, Downtown Loop, Paseo West, Westside, Crossroads, 18th and Vine, Beacon Hill/Long Fellow and Crown Center/Union Hill. Students whose projects will be displayed are Jesse Benedick, Beloit, KS; Megan Bryan, Florissant, MO; Jon Champlin, Cedar Vale, KS; Ryan Debold, Salina, KS; Andrew Glenski, Leawood, KS; Steven Holt, Highland, KS; Nick Johnson, Olathe, KS; Kris Kleinschmidt, Sarasota, FL; Aaron Mitchell, Kansas City, MO; Christie Murman, Glenvil, NE; Wendy Wert, Pacific, MO; Amanda White, Garnett, KS; Chris Enroth, Quincy, IL; Wes Essmiller, Manhattan, KS; Emily Hoffmann, Dixon, IA; Kim Moss, Lawrence, KS; Andy Schaap, Marshall, WI; and Mike Weber, Meridian, ID. The studio was directed by Professors Blake Belanger and Stephanie Rolley. Support for the KC11 studio was provided by the Kansas City
Planning and Development Department, the COR Team, BNIM, KC Consulting,
Taliaferro & Browne Inc., el
dorado, HDR, Etc. Institute, Architectural &
Historical Research LLC, the Kansas City Design Center, and the Department of
Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning and the College of
Architecture, Planning and Design, Kansas State University. For more information, contact: | |
