Cat Szalkowski — 2017 portfolio of work by Cat Kratz

CATHERINE SZALKOWSKI portfolio of work

2017

CATHERINE SZALKOWSKI storyteller kansas city, mo photo circa 1985

Since I was very small, I’ve been obsessed with stories. That photo up there, that’s me at 5 years old, carrying my parents’ 110mm camera, ready to go on “an adventure.” My parents immigrated to the United States in 1983 after I was born in Belgium, and raised me with a keen awareness of culture. Having the opportunity to travel and speaking multiple languages, I began capturing these adventures with a camera, painting with my mom, and writing wild storybooks. Thirty years later, with a BFA in photography, an MA in journalism, and more than 10 years of marketing and communications experience, I continue to tell stories.

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AT THE HOUR OF WILDFLOWER WREATHES photo essay Kansas City Art Institute photography, video, multimedia editing

During my undergraduate studies at the Kansas City Art Institute, I began documenting summer trips to Poland to visit my family. It was here that my passion for documentary photography truly took shape.

SEE FILM HERE

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THE MUSIC MAN photo story University of Missouri School of Journalism photography, editing, writing

Tom Verdot has been playing the violin since he was 4 feet tall. When Tom was little, he found his grandfather’s violin hanging on the wall in an upstairs storage area. He plucked it down and started to play, starting his musical career. When he was 15, he had a poor bow re-hair job done and thought surely he could even do better than that. It was at that moment he decided he wanted to become a violin craftsman. Tom now works in a spacious studio workshop from his home in Columbia, Missouri, and is a member of the band The Skirtlifters, whose music is a variety of mid-19th century minstrel music and late 19th century rag time. Tom described the music as being about the world being turned upside-down. “I believe it was Michael Congreve who said, ‘Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.’ “

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CROOM multimedia photo story University of Missouri School of Journalism photography, video, sound, multimedia editing, research, writing

In late 2008, Kevin Croom, a 21 year-old Columbia, Missouri native, held three Amateur National MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) titles after fighting for just one year. After photographing his trainer, Robert Hulett, when asked why he fights, Kevin said it was the only thing he has ever been good at. In spring 2009, Kevin fought his first professional fight in Sedalia, Missouri. After spending 6 months with Kevin, at home, at practices, at fights, with Kevin and friends after fights, I created a multimedia piece telling Kevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story.

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THE NEW POLISH WOMAN photo essay University of Missouri School of Journalism research, photography, writing, editing, layout

For my masters thesis at the University of Missouri, I spent 6 months studying and comparing the lives of women in rural and urban areas of Poland in 2009 that culminated in a research thesis, “Polish Mother: Women’s Changing Gender Roles and the Media Portrayal of the Roles of Polish Women” and the accompanying photo essay, “The New Polish Woman.” The role of women in Poland has changed dramatically since the country’s turning point in 1989, when the round-table discussions began, leaders of solidarity gambling the fate of their country fueled by determination for freedom. At the time of the fall of communism, 3.7% of business owners were women. By 1998, that number jumped to 37%. This number directly correlates with a new economic and social system in Poland that resulted from those round-table discussions. A transition for women and their roles in society can be traced to the time during and after WWII, when they began to become a major part of the workforce. The change was necessitated by the male populations involvement in the war

(followed by significant losses). Today, the opening of borders and rapid influx of Western influence, new technology, new money and liberal ideas has created new opportunities for Polish women. These ideas have reached rural areas of Poland much slower than urban areas. Today, the opening of borders and rapid influx of Western influence, new technology, new money and liberal ideas has created new opportunities for Polish women. These ideas have reached rural areas of Poland much slower than urban areas. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Ewa Wojtatowicz, 29, Real Estate Leasing Manager Bogusia Kendzierska, 30, Elementary School Teacher Agata Tyminska, 22, Farmer/Economics Student Kamila Kobylinska, 28, Architect

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KCAI ALUMNI PROFILE: BRADY VEST digital film Kansas City Art Institute series concept, video, editing

In 2012, KCAI’s president wanted to promote the college as an institution that excelled at “preparing students to creatively transform the world through art & design.” Simultaneously, enrollment at art institutions throughout the country was down 30% due to economic turbulence according to AICAD (Association Of Independent Colleges Of Art & Design). As one of three members in the communication department, I proposed creating an alumni profile video series of successful KCAI alumni entrepreneurs throughout the region, illustrating the impact a liberal arts education can have on an graduate’s successful career as an artist.

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PHRESH PRINTS CO-OP, A KCAI STUDENT ORGANIZATION, STEPS OUT INTO THE CREATIVE CROSSROADS BY CAT SZALKOWSKI • KANSAS CITY, MO. (MAY 7, 2012)

Imagine a city that has audaciously dubbed itself America’s Creative Crossroads. Imagine a community brassy enough to live up to the claim and serve up events and exhibits with a surprising hometown feel, leaving visitors wondering what makes the wheel turn. Imagine a college class that encourages students to dive in, pull back the curtain and look for the great wizard. What is the driving force of the creative community in Kansas City? It’s

the community itself. It’s the activity and the network and the open flow of ideas between people connecting in their respective creative fields, be it art, music, fashion, food or performance. The pulse of Kansas City is palpable and Nick Naughton, lecturer in the printmaking department at the Kansas City Art Institute, is not only aware of the pulse but has introduced students to it. Phresh Prints Co-op was born, a

student organization created by Naughton’s graphic collaborations class at the college. Students were asked at the beginning of the class to consider the community outside of KCAI’s walls. At a liberal arts college, students typically work in intensive, somewhat insular environments, and Naughton’s goal was for students to develop an understanding of the rich resources just outside the college’s doorstep in Kansas City. “It only made sense to introduce stu-

dents to their community and to help them define what community means to them,” Naughton said. “My thought was that if they graduate without this exposure and these lessons, then they will be less equipped to engage in their own ways when they join the world outside of academia.” A liberal arts education teaches students creative problem solving. It encourages students to ask questions and sparks a desire in them to get their fingerprints all over the projects that cross their professional paths because they have the ability to see unique possibilities. They’ve been taught the art of seeing, so to speak. This is part of what makes Kansas City’s creative community so successful and unique, with schools like Kansas City Art Institute churning out creative problem solvers anxious to peddle their ideas, talents and wares. Nick Naughton’s class and Phresh Prints Co-op is a perfect union of raw talent in-the-making with a rich community awaiting future thinkers and doers. Naughton focused on connecting students with grass-roots organizations and creating hand- made work, an increasingly valuable resource in a technology-driven world. “I feel very sure that what we offered this semester added something tactile to the community in an extremely valuable and subtle way. Phresh Prints Coop created a way for our community to provide a service to artists, curators and nonprofits that is sold at cost, and it is paid for in good will and experience for the students.” Phresh Prints first connected with

Charlotte Street Foundation and The Speakeasy, a curatorial research project by Sean Starowitz (’10 interdisciplinary arts) and Andrew Erdrich (’10 sculpture and art history). The group designed and printed posters, membership cards, invitations, aprons, custom screen-printed napkins and 2000 postcards for Starowitz and Erdrich’s Speakeasy exhibition in April. Students were responsible for all aspects of the projects, including consultation, budgeting, designing, printing and finally seeing their work out in the community. “When the opening happened, it was exciting to see the students out at the gallery and their excitement was palpable. They showed up en force, were excited to share their work and I think they felt proud of their accomplishments,” Naughton said. “Their work was collected, purchased, discarded or smeared with barbecue sauce. All in all, it was a great success.” According to Naughton, the graphic collaborations course served as a pilot program in the printmaking department. He hopes the class continues as the Co-op. “I have a much better understanding of the capability we have and how we could expand it,” he said.

“PHRESH PRINTS CO-OP: A KCAI STUDENT ORGANIZATION STEPS OUT INTO THE CREATIVE CROSSROADS” PR / article Kansas City Art Institute research, writing, story pitch, media relations/coordination

In 2012, the Association Of Independent Colleges Of Art & Design reported that enrollment at art institutions throughout the country was down 30% due to economic turbulence. I proposed writing a series of articles about unique aspects of Kansas City Art Institute’s curriculum.

CONTINUING & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES PHOTOGRAPHY PR / photography Kansas City Art Institute photography, editing

I worked with KCAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School for Continuing and Professional Studies to photograph summer camps, art labs and adult classes to use for promotional materials increasing awareness of the departments range of offerings.

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2013 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & BENEFITS

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KCAI ART & DESIGN AUCTION SPONSORSHIP FORM direct mail (annual fundraiser) Kansas City Art Institute, Advancement Office graphic design, writing

While at KCAI, I acted as an interdepartmental consultant and designer, working with administrative staff to conceptualize and produce marketing pieces for various College efforts, including helping to coordinate the annual fundraisers.

COMMUNITY ARTS EMAIL CAMPAIGN e-postcards Kansas City Art Institute, Student Services Office graphic design, writing

At KCAI, I worked with the Director of Student Services to create a promotional campaign aimed at increasing enrollment numbers for the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Arts & Service Learning program.

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SYMPHONY SUBSCRIPTION BROCHURE 2014-2015 season brochure Kansas City Symphony graphic design, print coordination

While with the Kansas City Symphony, I conceptualized and designed print materials for the 2014-2015 season, contributing to a $2.8 million ticket subscription & renewal campaign. Additionally, as print media manager, I managed print services with external vendors for the season materials.

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2014-2015 SEASON

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DAPHNIS AND CHLOÉ Friday & Saturday, June 5-6 at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m.

Overture to Der fliegende Holländer Psalm 23 Schicksalslied Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”

Bacchanale Shéhérazade Symphony No. 5

Kansas City native and international opera star Joyce DiDonato and the Symphony begin the 2014-2015 season with a spectacular program. DiDonato sings Ravel’s provocative and mysterious Shéhérazade along with other beautiful songs. Music Director Michael Stern’s exuberance combined with the Symphony’s dramatic flair brings the concert to a rousing finish with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, a monumental work with shocking climaxes, vivid orchestral colors and a feverish, exulting finale.

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Michael Stern, music director Augustin Hadelich, violin WAGNER BRUCH SCHOENBERG RAVEL

Prelude and “Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde Violin Concerto No. 1 Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé

Music Director Michael Stern is back on the podium to begin these concerts with Wagner’s Prelude to Tristan und Isolde. Then, German violinist Augustin Hadelich takes the stage to perform the popular Bruch concerto. Schoenberg’s strikingly beautiful Verklärte Nacht is a highly tonal reflection of finding redemption, which sets the stage for Ravel’s passionate and flowing music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé.

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La valse, poème chorégraphique Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”) Symphony No. 3 “Salome’s Dance” from Salome

Michael Stern, music director Vadym Kholodenko, piano CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS TCHAIKOVSKY R. STRAUSS

Though Ravel denied it, his ever-popular and vigorous La valse has been described as depicting the birth, decay and destruction of a musical genre: the waltz. Award-winning American violinist Philippe Quint takes the stage with what Gramophone magazine calls “a radiant tone and brilliant technique” to perform Bernstein’s Serenade. The program closes with the dramatic “Dance of the Seven Veils” from Strauss’ opera Salome.

Rainbow Body Piano Concerto No. 1 Ein Heldenleben

Michael Stern. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

Tchaikovsky’s famous First Piano Concerto has it all: gorgeous melodies and technically demanding piano lines that only Tchaikovsky could write. Aptly matched for this Russian masterpiece is Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko. Arguably autobiographical in nature, Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben includes quotations from his earlier works. Convinced that French horns best expressed heroism, this masterwork calls for eight to complement the large orchestra. Hear the hero’s theme, his battles, ensuing peace, and finally, his retirement from the mortal world.

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Joyce DiDonato. Photo by Sheila Rock.

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INSTAGRAM FEED

instagram RMTA (Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture) photography, social media management

While at RMTA I managed all social media accounts, including instagram, and photographed daily events within the office to further tell the story of the firm.

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ARCHNOTES

quarterly enewsletter RMTA (Rees Masilionis Turley) story generation, web/digital design, email management & execution

At RMTA, I created a quarterly enewsletter called ArchNotes. Each quarter I collected information and wrote stories based on three categories: team play, firm news and events. All newsletters were headed with recent projects to both enhance client awareness of our current progress and to drive traffic to the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently re-designed website.

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THE BARNEY BUILDING

PR / photography RMTA (Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture) photography, editing

PHOTOGRAPHY

RMTA, The Barney Building

In 2014, RMTA completed the renovation of a 1950s commercial building in Mission Hills, Kansas. I photographed the building prior to complete photography in order to pitch the project to national publications - the project was published in GB&D Magazine and on ArchDaily.

KC MAGAZINE: COOLEST OFFICES

PR RMTA (Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture) story pitch, photography, editing, media relations/coordination

PHOTOGRAPHY

RMTA, office life

Similarly, I photographed RMTA’s offices, located in a 6-story adaptive re-use of a century old milliners warehouse for a story in KC Magazine — a monthly feature about Kansas City’s “coolest” office spaces.

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OVERALL ELEVATION SEE ELEVATION DETAIL (E)

LOCATION PLAN

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ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS

PROJECT

SPRINT EXECUTIVE BRIEFING CENTER 6220 SPRINT PARKWAY OVERLAND PARK, KS 66251

PROJECT NUMBER 2013358.000

Sprint Executive Briefing Center, graphic wall band GRAPHIC WALL BAND - SPRINT PATENTS GR12 SHEET AUTHOR C. SZALKOWSKI

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DATE FEBRUARY 23, 2015

SPRINT EXECUTIVE BUSINESS CENTER GRAPHICS environmental graphics RMTA research, graphic design, print coordination

Sprint asked RMTA to develop a design and work with a local printer to install custom environmental graphics for their recently renovated Executive Business Center at the Sprint headquarters campus in Overland Park, Kansas.

ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS

Sprint Executive Briefing Center, graphic wall band

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INSTAGRAM FEED

instagram el dorado inc photography, social media management

While at el dorado I managed all social media accounts, including instagram, and photographed daily events within the office to further tell the story of the design studio rooted in fabrication and design excellence. I also photographed each new staff member as they joined the studio, adding their headshots to our website and team resumes.

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EL DORADO E-NEWS UPDATES

enewsletter el dorado inc story generation, web/digital design, email management & execution

Combined with press releases and blog updates, I created special news emails with link backs to longer stories on the el dorado website.

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100&CHANGE: MACARTHUR FOUNDATION GRANT digital film el dorado inc concept, video production, editing

In 2016, el dorado inc partnered with Synergy Services; Botwin Commercial Development; AL Huber Construction; HR&A Consulting; and Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design on a submission for the MacArthur Foundation 100&Change Grant, developing a proposal to end youth homelessness. By focusing on four primary goals — safety, financial and emotional resilience, community, and hope — the team proposed a market rate apartment development prototype which would provide trauma-informed support services for young adults emerging from the foster care system in a self-sustaining, replicable, and scalable model. The project’s measurement of success would be based on achievement of the four primary goals. This video was produced in conjunction with the grant application. SEE FILM HERE

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HOLIDAY PARTY INVITATIONS

evites el dorado inc graphic design, email management/execution, event planning

For each event at el dorado — client holiday parties and internal staff holiday parties, special cocktail parties, summer bbq’s, Kansas City Design Week Open Studio — I executed the planning, from invitations, to guest coordination, to food, drink and entertainment planning.

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OBSERVATION TOWER AT SHAWNEE MISSION PARK PROPOSAL FOR DESIGN SERVICES

RFQ: SHAWNEE MISSION PARK OBSERVATION TOWER qualifications package el dorado inc strategic response planning, writing, graphic design, submission coordination

In 2017, el dorado responded to an RFQ to the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department for a qualifications package for a new observation tower at Shawnee Mission Park. Working with the partners and project managers, I created a package that strategically illustrates the studio’s applicable experience range — streetscape projects, bridges, public buildings, and public art — and extensive experience with planning projects that required substantial public outreach and community involvement. The studio was awarded the $1.5 million project and the deciding committee noted that it was the book’s efficacy in communicating el dorado’s capabilities in regard to fundraising and public outreach that made the firm stand out amongst its competitors.

PROJECT WIN $1.5 million

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INDEX

PLANNING & DESIGN AT EL DORADO INC (CONTINUED) el dorado is well-versed in leading strong design teams, clients and stakeholders through well-managed design processes for work in the public realm. Our experience ranges from park projects to streetscape projects, to bridges, public buildings and public art. In all cases, the goals are to work closely with our clients and stakeholders to create maximum value within the particular constraints of each project. Our strengths are focused around a dogged pursuit and realization of design excellence, which we are most proud of in our public work. As makers with full steel fabrication capacities, including an ability to fabricate our own structural steel work, we are deeply committed to well-crafted, smartly detailed design solutions. Our excellent communication skills, both verbally and graphically, help us, and our clients, create compelling stories around the work we do together. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT el dorado has extensive experience with planning projects that have required extensive public outreach and community invovlvement. An appropriate and sensitive design for East 9th Street in Lawrence would have been impossible without extensive public input from the neighborhoods surrounding the project site. Each workshop invited dynamic public participation and a rich exchange between local stakeholders and the design team.

An appropriate and sensitive design for East 9th Street would have been impossible without extensive public input. At the commencement of the project, along with Lead Artists, the Design Team hosted three public workshops at New York Elementary School in the heart of the East Lawrence Neighborhood. The first workshop focused on Complete Street Design and neighborhood happenings”; the second focused on the role of public art in the project, and the third focused on the history of the East Lawrence Neighborhood. Each workshop invited dynamic public participation and a rich exchange between local stakeholders and the Design Team.

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

C. Remote Restrooms/Drinking Fountains

March 31, 2017 Richard Findley, Project Manager Johnson County Park and Recreation District 7904 Renner Road Shawnee, Kansas 66219

B. Group Activities/Event/Amphitheater

A. First Phase Restrooms and Overlook

RE: Preliminary Site & Building Design for Observation Tower Facilities at Shawnee Mission Park Dear Mr. Findley, Thank you for the opportunity to submit our Letter of Interest and Qualifications for this project. We are honored to be one of Johnson County’s on-call architects. Our team is a group of consultants that knows this project type well, that is intimately familiar with the process that led to the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District Legacy Plan, and that has a long history of working together to achieve exceptional results. Our el dorado-led team includes landscape architects SWT, civil engineers SK Design Group, MEP engineers PKMR, and structural engineers Genesis Structures. We have tentatively included Kaw Valley Engineering for geo-tech N engineering. 300ft We look forward to the opportunity to discuss your project in more detail.

INITIAL DESIGN SOLUTION PROPOSAL In imagining these spaces, the design team became interested in 3 different approaches centered on site and design. The architecture was Sincerely,

our attempt at melding a form to a specific way of experiencing art and nature in the context of these three approaches. The design team presented Crystal Bridges with following: (from left to right) the linear arrangement, used as a way to locate the more utilitarian aspects of the Dogwood Trail experience ‘off-to-the-side’ and out of the way of the art and also relatively close to the elevator tower; the concentrated arrangement, an organization centered around the central crossing of the Dogwood Trail that would allow for a sharing of functions during

“THE PLANT” AT CRYSTAL BRIDGES, DESIGN COMPETITION BENTONVILLE, AR

David Dowell, AIA events and provide a central place along the where people could gather; and the destination arrangement, an organization based on multiple destinations that would give the design principal team the most flexibility in phasing — as long as infrastructure is initially taken into account, separate structures that are spread around the Dogwood Trail could be constructed along el their dorado own inc time lines. david@eldo.us / 816.674.8481

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A PROPOSAL PREPARED FOR

300 KANSAS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO

RFQ: KQED/300 KANSAS

qualifications package el dorado inc strategic response planning, writing, graphic design, submission coordination

In 2017, el dorado responded to an RFQ for the adaptive re-use of a 150,000 square foot industrial building in the Potrero neighborhood of San Francisco into a potential new home for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radio station, KQED, or as a mixed-use for light industrial and tech friendly commercial space. el dorado put forth a set of qualifications that illustrated their work across disciplines that capitalizes on opportunities, hand in hand with a broad range of collaborative design teams that chase big ideas through rigorous pragmatism. el dorado won the first stage of the project, a conceptual design phase.

PROJECT WIN $350,000 (phase I)

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PROJECT APPROACH

PROJECT APPROACH el dorado proposes a project approach for 300 Kansas Street that is dynamic, inclusive, aspirational, and grounded by a critical practice of rigorous pragmatism. Our process engages multiple phases that leverage our unique skill sets to realize a visionary project for the site, its users, and the for the city as a whole. OPPORTUNITIES ASSESSMENT (included in this proposal) At the commencement of the Concept Design Phase, el dorado will facilitate a kick-off meeting the carefully assesses the existing resources the site and project offers. While our assessment process includes a detailed analysis of distinct site characteristics and financial resources available to the project, we also propose to engage the cultural dimensions of the site and program. el dorado’s unique curatorial approach to urban design will use this cultural assessment to test programmatic assumptions and, with Group i, collaboratively develop a dynamic stakeholder group that represents the site, the neighborhood and the city simultaneously.

INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING (included in this proposal) As an integral and evolving component of the Conceptual Design Phase, el dorado and Group i will further develop the project program as an extension of stakeholder engagement. In addition to establishing a solid project program that is translatable to an ambitious architectural design, el dorado will develop a cultural program that identifies opportunities to activate the public realm—one that seeks to engage project stakeholders as potential project participants and collaborators in the project’s realization.

project team. Sean has leveraged his passion for sustainable design to accomplish LEED certification for projects ranging from a new-build Tow Lot for the City of Kansas City to a Justice Annex adaptive re-use project for Johnson County Government. In addition to the LEED Feasibility Report, el dorado will identify and outline environmental performance guidelines required (and desired) for the project. PROJECT FEASIBILITY (included in this proposal) el dorado will engage a Conceptual Design Phase that carefully balances adventurous vision and rigorous pragmatism. With over 20 years of experience in private sector development, our team offers a nuanced understanding of proforma development and projects that engage complex and layered funding source structures. We understand the importance of building ambitious vision from these parameters and constraints. During the Conceptual Design Phase, el dorado will work with Group i to establish vision and design intent that leverages opportunities

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVES (included in this proposal) el dorado will work closely with Group i to establish appropriate sustainable design initiatives for the project. As part of this effort, our team will develop a LEED Feasibility Report that outlines the potential for the project to achieve varying levels LEED Certification. Sean Slattery, a LEED accredited Associate Principal with el dorado, will lead these efforts on behalf of the

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INDUSTRIAL MIXED-USE PROTOTYPE In the unique mixing of industrial manufacturing with residential use, our goal was to not only activate large zones a city mixing that which typicallymanufacturing shut down in the evening but INDUSTRIAL MIXED-USE PROTOTYPE In theof unique of industrial with residential also reclaim the large areas as ground plane forthat people living there.shut The down project note ofbut use,toour goal was to notopen only roof activate large zones of a city which typically in takes the evening the maker culture, inviting the collaboration the manufacturers withliving creative minds peopletakes living within also to reclaim the large open roof areas asofground plane for people there. Theof project note of the thedevelopment. maker culture, inviting the collaboration of the manufacturers with creative minds of people living within the development.

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KCUR MASTERPLAN KCUR MASTERPLAN SOUTHMORELAND SOUTHMORELAND LOCATION KansasKansas City, MO LOCATION City, MO

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SIZE 22,000 sq ft sq ft SIZE 22,000

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OWNER INFORMATION OWNER INFORMATION University of Missouri KansasKansas City City University of Missouri Bob Simmons, Associate Vice Chancellor Bob Simmons, Associate Vice Chancellor t: 816-235-1354 t: 816-235-1354 e: simmonsr@umkc.edu e: simmonsr@umkc.edu

EASTERN EASTERN 49-63 49-63 UMKCUMKC

4747 Troost 4747 Troost 4825 Troost 4825 Troost (current KCUR building) (current KCUR building)

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RFP: WALDO ICE HOUSE

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In 2017, el dorado responded to an RFP for a new multi-family development in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. The RFP was formed as a design competition with two respondents. The design team at el dorado thought through a range of viable methods of construction as well as associated costs and, looking at the soul of this particular neighborhood, proposed a context sensitive design solution — a live/work mixed-use development for young creative professionals — that takes full advantage of what’s unique and attractive about Waldo. Working with the design team, the interview booklet conveys el dorado’s cross-section of market demographics as well as a broad understanding of current construction costs based on current and recent relevant experience, as well as innovative approach to this project type. PROJECT WIN $4.6 million

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WABAUNSEE COUNTY POPULATION INDEX

13,000 1913: Kratzer brothers open general store

1890: Volland, Kansas founded

1930s: drought, duststorms, Great Depression

1940s: WWII draws residents to military duty & urban factories 1942: Volland train depot closes

2014: Building re-opened with a curated exhibit of Otto Kratzerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photography and films

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2012: Patty and Jerry Reece acquire building, re-named Volland General Store

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1962: last cattle car through Volland

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For award entries, project proposals and blog entries, I created a variety of infographics and illustrations to pair with other project assets that fully explain the breadth of each project el dorado worked on.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH Arts-based partnerships and health-based partnerships will help root the project in the community and will leverage local businesses, organizations and individuals who understand the complexities of building consensus as allies in the project planning process. Potential Programming Idea: APARTMENTS

Potential Programming Idea: COMMUNAL GARDEN

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Potential Programming Idea: ARTIST STUDIO SPACE

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ADVANCING THE WORK OF WRT It would be important in a project like this to think about how the projects link to one another as connected experiences. Hardesty Renaissance, an 18-acre brownfield site at the intersection of Independence Avenue and Hardesty Street in East Kansas City is comprised of 5 industrial buildings that will be revitalized in 3 phases. Thinking about the programming of the spaces as well as the space between the buildings was an important part of the preliminary design process to ensure a connectedness across the expanse of the site.

DEVELOPING FLOORPLANS FOR LIVABILITY The 1 bedroom modules at reStart Housing in Waldo were reconfigured based on the sire and each 1-bedroom unit has 4 rooms to provide both a broader sense of autonomy for residents as well as varying levels of privacy, from the separate bedroom, to the immediate social space within the living room and kitchen, to the “front porch” outside of the unit for neighbor interaction.

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SITE UTILIZATION Proactively thinking about spaces that aren’t the physical building, from civil aspects such as stormwater management systems to amenities to landscaping, allows for thinking about how to not only evolve secondary spaces but to create a more holistic project.

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SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION Through effective planning, smart, passive heating and cooling design strategies that add no additional cost to construction are possible and provide additional comfort for residents.

INNOVATIVE MEANS AND METHODS el dorado is constantly combining design excellence with researching new means and methods of construction to improve design quality and investment value for our clients. 34+ Main represents a highly rational design, with a program calculated from the constraints of modular pre-fab construction.

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LEVERAGING A HISTORY AS MAKERS Communicating well with contractors to get the most out of project is a core part of el dorado’s history and approach to each project.

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2016 ARCHITECT 50 ENTRY

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Each year, Architect Magazine sets out to review architecture firms throughout the United States and determines which rank highest in the categories of business, design and sustainability. In the 2016 Architect 50 Survey, through submission of an extensive survey and portfolio of work, el dorado was ranked the #11 design firm in the United States.

AWARD WIN #11 design firm in the U.S.

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2017 ACSA DESIGN BUILD AWARD ENTRY: PRESTON OUTDOOR EDUCATION STATION award entry el dorado inc graphic design/layout, text, award entry coordination

Preston Outdoor Education Station is located at Camp Wood in the heart of the Tallgrass Prairie, one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America. The el dorado inc led Design+Make Studio at Kansas State University designed and built 1,300-linear-feet of trail system integrated into the site with five education stations that engage the environment and locally-sourced materials to focus on essential elements of the prairie over the course of a 5th year capstone architecture design studio. The project went on to win six regional, national, and international awards â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an American Architecture Award, Architizer A+ Award Special Mention, AZ A+ Award for Student Work, AIA Kansas Design Excellence Citation for Excellence in Student Architecture, and the Kansas State University Kremer Prize for Outstanding Collaborative Design Achievement. AWARD WIN 2017 ACSA Design Build Award

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