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BNIM’s notable sustainable projects include the [[Iowa Utilities Board]] – Office of Consumer Advocate Office Building in [[Des Moines, IA]], the Omega Center for Sustainable Living at the [[Omega Institute for Holistic Studies]] in Rhinebeck, New York (Living Building and LEED Platinum), the School of Nursing and Student Community Center at [[The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston]] (LEED Gold), and the Lewis and Clark State Office Building in [[Jefferson City, Missouri]] (LEED Platinum). |
BNIM’s notable sustainable projects include the [[Iowa Utilities Board]] – Office of Consumer Advocate Office Building in [[Des Moines, IA]], the Omega Center for Sustainable Living at the [[Omega Institute for Holistic Studies]] in Rhinebeck, New York (Living Building and LEED Platinum), the School of Nursing and Student Community Center at [[The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston]] (LEED Gold), and the Lewis and Clark State Office Building in [[Jefferson City, Missouri]] (LEED Platinum). |
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==History== |
== History == |
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The firm was founded in 1970 in Kansas City, MO as Patty Berkebile Nelson Love Architects (PBNL). Dating to its early history, the firm |
The firm was founded in 1970 in Kansas City, MO as Patty Berkebile Nelson Love Architects (PBNL) by [[R. Bruce Patty]], Robert J. Berkebile, Thompson C. Nelson and William Love.<ref>R. Randall Vosbeck, ''A Legacy of Leadership: The Presidents of the American Institute of Architects, 1857–2007'' (Washington: American Institute of Architects, 2008): 163-165.</ref> Dating to its early history, the firm is dedicated to strengthening the urban core with projects and the civic involvement of firm members.{{Additional citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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Two of the principals (Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson) were members of a joint venture, PBNDML, that designed the [[Hyatt Regency Crown Center]] that was site of the 1981 [[Hyatt Regency walkway collapse]]. |
Two of the principals (Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson) were members of a joint venture, PBNDML, that designed the [[Hyatt Regency Crown Center]] that was site of the 1981 [[Hyatt Regency walkway collapse]].{{Additional citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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Architect [[Edward Larrabee Barnes]] was the formal master of the hotel. However, two local Kansas City firms merged to formally design the hotel |
Architect [[Edward Larrabee Barnes]] was the formal master of the hotel. However, two local Kansas City firms merged to formally design the hotel-including a consortium of R. Bruce Patty, Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson (PBN), and Duncan Monroe Lefevre (DML).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldberger |first=Paul |last2=Times |first2=Special To the New York |date=1981-07-28 |title=HYATT TRAGEDY RAISES QUESTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/28/us/hyatt-tragedy-raises-questions-of-responsibility.html |access-date=2023-03-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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Investigation of the accident determined the failure to be the fault of the structural engineer.<ref>[http://www.eng.uab.edu/cee/faculty/ndelatte/case_studies_project/Hyatt%20Regency/hyatt.htm#Causes Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Investigation of the accident determined the failure to be the fault of the structural engineer.<ref>[http://www.eng.uab.edu/cee/faculty/ndelatte/case_studies_project/Hyatt%20Regency/hyatt.htm#Causes Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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The firm’s practice areas include [[sustainable design]] and community redevelopment; urban planning and design; educational facilities; campus master planning; civic, state and federal government work; residential, and corporate office spaces. |
The firm’s practice areas include [[sustainable design]] and community redevelopment; urban planning and design; educational facilities; campus master planning; civic, state and federal government work; residential, and corporate office spaces.{{Additional citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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The firm has offices in |
The firm has offices in Kansas City, Missouri; [[Des Moines, Iowa]]; and [[San Diego, California]].{{Additional citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
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== Notable Projects == |
== Notable Projects == |
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BNIM (Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell, Inc.) is an architecture and design firm founded in 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri.
BNIM’s notable sustainable projects include the Iowa Utilities Board – Office of Consumer Advocate Office Building in Des Moines, IA, the Omega Center for Sustainable Living at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York (Living Building and LEED Platinum), the School of Nursing and Student Community Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (LEED Gold), and the Lewis and Clark State Office Building in Jefferson City, Missouri (LEED Platinum).
History
[edit]The firm was founded in 1970 in Kansas City, MO as Patty Berkebile Nelson Love Architects (PBNL) by R. Bruce Patty, Robert J. Berkebile, Thompson C. Nelson and William Love.[1] Dating to its early history, the firm is dedicated to strengthening the urban core with projects and the civic involvement of firm members.[additional citation(s) needed]
Two of the principals (Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson) were members of a joint venture, PBNDML, that designed the Hyatt Regency Crown Center that was site of the 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse.[additional citation(s) needed]
Architect Edward Larrabee Barnes was the formal master of the hotel. However, two local Kansas City firms merged to formally design the hotel-including a consortium of R. Bruce Patty, Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson (PBN), and Duncan Monroe Lefevre (DML).[2]
Investigation of the accident determined the failure to be the fault of the structural engineer.[3]
In 1987, Patty, Berkebile and Nelson formed a new firm with David Immenschuh, known as PBNI Architects. They were to design One Kansas City Place which is the tallest building in Missouri.
In 1991, Berkebile, Nelson and Immenschuh were joined by Steve McDowell and became Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell (BNIM).
Description
[edit]The firm’s practice areas include sustainable design and community redevelopment; urban planning and design; educational facilities; campus master planning; civic, state and federal government work; residential, and corporate office spaces.[additional citation(s) needed]
The firm has offices in Kansas City, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa; and San Diego, California.[additional citation(s) needed]
Notable Projects
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- Greensburg, Kansas master plan following May 2007 Tornado Outbreak devastation[4]
- Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, MO (Executive Architect for Moshe Safdie)
- Omega Center for Sustainable Living, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck, NY (The OCSL was one of the first two buildings in the world to be certified as "living" by the International Living Building Institute.)
- Make It Right, New Orleans, LA
- Nelson-Atkins Museum Bloch Addition, Kansas City, MO (Architect of Record for Steven Holl)
- The School of Nursing and Student Community Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX (with Lake|Flato)
- Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building, Home of The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
- Fort Osage Education Center, Sibley, MO
- H. L. Hunley (submarine) Museum, Charleston, SC (in consortium)
- Union Station (Kansas City) – Science City Addition (in consortium with other architects)
- C. K. Choi Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (consultant to Matsuzaki Wright Architects Inc.) [5]
- St. Joseph Civic Arena, St. Joseph, MO (1980)
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts addition (Architect of Record for Steven Holl) 2013[6]
- University of Missouri School of Music, Sinqfied Music Center, Columbia, MO (2020)
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ R. Randall Vosbeck, A Legacy of Leadership: The Presidents of the American Institute of Architects, 1857–2007 (Washington: American Institute of Architects, 2008): 163-165.
- ^ Goldberger, Paul; Times, Special To the New York (1981-07-28). "HYATT TRAGEDY RAISES QUESTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
- ^ "Greensburg BNIM". Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ Ken Shulman, The Path to Platinum, Metropolis Magazine, December 6, 2006. Retrieved October 2010
- ^ "KC firm BNIM will help design $100 million expansion of Kennedy Center". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 2013-04-05.