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On November 15, The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association presented Topeka developer Pioneer Group the Judges Award for Honorable Mention at the J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation for the adaptive reuse of Eisenhower Ridge Building 19. The award, given in the category of best commercial/retail/non-residential project, was announced at the NH&RA’s annual ceremony in Boston.

The “Timmy Awards” honor outstanding real estate projects that involve the rehabilitation and preservation of older and historic buildings nation-wide. Building 19 was awarded in the category of Best Commercial/Retail/Non-Residential Project. The project rehabilitated a 125-year-old ...

Building 19 After Construction

Treanor Architects is proud to announce the launch of its new Sustainability Committee. The committee was formed as a grassroots effort within the company to serve as a resource and advocate for environmental sustainability. Through the incorporation of sustainable practices, educating employees and clients, and creating an environmentally responsible outreach program, this committee will address firm-wide needs in the area of environmental consciousness.

The group is led by two sponsoring principals and also of representatives from each of Treanor’s design studios:

• Justice – Sponsoring Principal Andy Pitts, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
• Interior Design – Sponsoring Principal Audrie Wenger, IIDA
• Student ...

City Celebrates Building’s 75th Anniversary

Kansas City’s iconic Municipal Auditorium has received a face lift just in time for the building’s 75th anniversary celebration.

After 75 years of continuous service, the historic Art Deco building was showing its age. The City of Kansas City initiated a project in 2010 to restore the building’s exterior to its former glory.

Completed ahead of schedule, the project wrapped up in time for the building’s 75th anniversary celebration. The event marks the building’s formal dedication by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 13, 1936. Hosted by the Kansas ...

Municipal Auditorium After Exterior Restoration

On August 31, The Central Plains Consolidated Patient Account Center hosted a ribbon cutting at its new location in the renovated historic mess hall building on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus in Leavenworth Kansas.

Many people from the community as well as the local and state governments attended the ceremony. Honored guests Governor Sam Brownback, Senator Pat Roberts, Gary Million, VA deputy network director, and Gary Baker, VA Health Administration chief business officer, cut the ribbon on the front steps of the historic building.

Left to Right: Gary Million, Gov. Sam Brownback, Gary Baker, and Sen. Pat Roberts cut the ribbon.

Left to Right: Vance Kelley, Treanor Architects principal, Gov. Sam Brownback, and Bobbie Bower, Kansas Preservation Alliance board member, and Ken Bower discuss the Eisenhower Ridge Building 19 rehabilitation project.

Left to Right: Krissy Buck, Treanor preservation/LEED specialist, Julie Cawby, Treanor project manager, and Commissioner Davis Moulden, Leavenworth City Commission talking after the ribbon cutting.

On July 12, 2011, Treanor Architects participated in the Eco Abet Summer Charrette and fundraiser. The event provided a platform for collaboration between Kansas City non-profit organizations and the design community to generate solutions for design needs within the local underserved community.

Staff from Treanor’s Kansas City and Lawrence offices attended the charrette, providing both architecture and civil engineering services.

Eco Abet Summer Charrette Poster

Registration at the 2011 Kansas Preservation Conference has officially started. The conference, a three-day event that provides training and presentations on historic preservation, runs from July 1-3 at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka.

Treanor Architects is proud to be a special gear sponsor the event and participate in two of the conference presentations. Vance Kelley, principal, will present "Phasing a Large Historic Preservation project: The Kansas Statehouse" and Todd Renyer, project manager, is co-presenting "Installing New Systems in Historic Buildings."

Joy Coleman (left), Treanor principal and Kansas Preservation Alliance finance committee chair, and Linda Glasgow, Kansas Preservation Alliance president, at the registration table.

History can be experienced by visiting places that matter to you! The survival of these historically significant places can be attributed to the hard work of preservationists and historians across the nation.

Use the days left in May to appreciate our nation’s history, and those who preserve it, by celebrating National Preservation Month. Some of the ways you can observe the month-long celebration include:

• Visiting a National Park, National Historic Landmark or National Register of Historic Places site
• Volunteering time for your community preservation organization or historical society
• Joining the National Trust of Historic Preservation
• Taking a history based ...

The Downtown Norton Historic District was recently named one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s finalists to participate in the This Place Matters 2011 Community Challenge – a competition for a $25,000 grant.

Comprised of 43 contributing structures, the Norton Downtown Historic District encompasses commercial, industrial and civic areas in Norton, Kansas. The Norton County Community Foundation and building owners nominated the district for the challenge to assist in their effort to protect and revive Norton’s historic downtown.

Now that the Norton Downtown Historic District has been selected one of the 100 finalists, it will have to ...

Moulton’s Drugstore, owned by the Norton County Community Foundation, is at the heart of the Norton Downtown Historic District. Treanor Architects prepared design documents to restore the building to its 1950s appearance.

The Kansas Sampler Foundation recently released its 8 Wonders of Kansas Guidebook. The book features the 8 Wonders of Kansas winners as well as photos and descriptions of all 216 nominated sites. Entries for the contest were divided into the categories of architecture, art, commerce, cuisine, customs, geography, history, and people.

Treanor Preservation’s Vance Kelley, principal, had the honor of writing the introduction to the 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture section. As he said in his introduction, “Kansas has a vast treasure-trove of architecture that is significant and unique!”

To learn more about the 8 Wonders of Kansas and ...

Treanor Architects participated in the 3rd Annual Great Topeka Bed Race on St. Patrick's Day 2011 in Topeka Kansas.

To win this wild race, a team must be the fastest rule-abiding team to push their decorated bed approximately a half block with a rider, stop for the rider to jump off and put on pajamas, and then push the bed and PJ-adorned rider back to the finish line. Contestants also compete for the most creatively decorated bed.

We are sad to report that Treanor Architects did not win, but did have a great time. Treanor’s bed was decorated ...