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'''BNIM''' (Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell, Inc.) is an architecture and design firm founded in 1970 in [[Kansas City, Missouri]].
'''BNIM''' (Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell, Inc.) is an architecture and design firm founded in 1970 in [[Kansas City, Missouri]].


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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).
In December 2010, the American Institute of Architects announced that BNIM was awarded the [[American Institute of Architects]] [[Architecture Firm Award]] for advancing the design of sustainable architecture over the past three decades.


==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 was dedicated to strengthening the urban core with projects and the civic involvement of firm members.

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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]].

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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, including a consortium of R. Bruce Patty, Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson (PBN), and Duncan Monroe Lefevre (DML).<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/28/us/hyatt-tragedy-raises-questions-of-responsibility.html?sec=travel&pagewanted=all Hyatt Tragedy Raises Questions Of Responsibility – New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</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>

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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.

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In 1991, Berkebile, Nelson and Immenschuh were joined by Steve McDowell and became Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell (BNIM).

== Description ==
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.


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The firm has offices in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]; [[Des Moines, Iowa]]; and [[San Diego, California]].
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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).


==Notable Projects==
== Notable Projects ==
[[File:Sinquefield Music Center cropped.jpg|thumb|right|The Sinquefield Music Center at the [[University of Missouri]] [[University of Missouri School of Music|School of Music]]]]
[[File:Sinquefield Music Center cropped.jpg|thumb|right|The Sinquefield Music Center at the [[University of Missouri]] [[University of Missouri School of Music|School of Music]]]]
*[[Greensburg, Kansas]] master plan following [[May 2007 Tornado Outbreak]] devastation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bnim.com/bookshelf/greensburg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311133639/http://www.bnim.com/bookshelf/greensburg |archive-date=2013-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Greensburg, Kansas]] master plan following [[May 2007 Tornado Outbreak]] devastation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.bnim.com/bookshelf/greensburg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311133639/http://www.bnim.com/bookshelf/greensburg |archive-date=2013-03-11 |access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref>
*[[Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts]], Kansas City, MO (Executive Architect for [[Moshe Safdie]])
*[[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.)
*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
*Make It Right, New Orleans, LA
*[[Nelson-Atkins Museum]] Bloch Addition, Kansas City, MO (Architect of Record for [[Steven Holl]])
*[[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)
*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
*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
*[[Fort Osage]] Education Center, Sibley, MO
*[[H. L. Hunley (submarine)]] Museum, [[Charleston, SC]] (in consortium)
*[[H. L. Hunley (submarine)]] Museum, [[Charleston, SC]] (in consortium)
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*[[C. K. Choi Building]], [[University of British Columbia]], Vancouver, BC, Canada (consultant to Matsuzaki Wright Architects Inc.) <ref>[http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20061206/the-path-to-platinum Ken Shulman, ''The Path to Platinum'', Metropolis Magazine, December 6, 2006.] Retrieved October 2010</ref>
*[[C. K. Choi Building]], [[University of British Columbia]], Vancouver, BC, Canada (consultant to Matsuzaki Wright Architects Inc.) <ref>[http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20061206/the-path-to-platinum Ken Shulman, ''The Path to Platinum'', Metropolis Magazine, December 6, 2006.] Retrieved October 2010</ref>
*[[St. Joseph Civic Arena]], St. Joseph, MO (1980)
*[[St. Joseph Civic Arena]], St. Joseph, MO (1980)
*[[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] addition (Architect of Record for [[Steven Holl]]) 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/04/4162441/kc-firm-bnim-will-help-design.html#storylink=cpy |title=KC firm BNIM will help design $100 million expansion of Kennedy Center |publisher=KansasCity.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-05}}</ref>
*[[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] addition (Architect of Record for [[Steven Holl]]) 2013<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=KC firm BNIM will help design $100 million expansion of Kennedy Center |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/04/4162441/kc-firm-bnim-will-help-design.html#storylink=cpy |publisher=KansasCity.com |accessdate=2013-04-05}}</ref>
*[[University of Missouri School of Music]], Sinqfied Music Center, Columbia, MO (2020)
*[[University of Missouri School of Music]], Sinqfied Music Center, Columbia, MO (2020)


==History==
== Awards ==
⚫
The firm was founded in 1970 in Kansas City, MO as Patty Berkebile Nelson Love Architects (PBNL). Dating to its early history, the firm was dedicated to strengthening the urban core with projects and the civic involvement of firm members.


* 2010: [[American Institute of Architects]] [[Architecture Firm Award]]
⚫
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]].

⚫
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>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/28/us/hyatt-tragedy-raises-questions-of-responsibility.html?sec=travel&pagewanted=all Hyatt Tragedy Raises Questions Of Responsibility – New York Times<!-- 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>

⚫
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).

⚫
The firm has offices in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]; [[Des Moines, Iowa]]; and [[San Diego, California]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:09, 29 June 2022

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

The firm was founded in 1970 in Kansas City, MO as Patty Berkebile Nelson Love Architects (PBNL). Dating to its early history, the firm was dedicated to strengthening the urban core with projects and the civic involvement of firm members.

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.

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).[1]

Investigation of the accident determined the failure to be the fault of the structural engineer.[2]

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

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 has offices in Kansas City, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa; and San Diego, California.

Notable Projects

The Sinquefield Music Center at the University of Missouri School of Music

Awards

References

  1. ^ Hyatt Tragedy Raises Questions Of Responsibility – New York Times
  2. ^ Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2012-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Ken Shulman, The Path to Platinum, Metropolis Magazine, December 6, 2006. Retrieved October 2010
  5. ^ "KC firm BNIM will help design $100 million expansion of Kennedy Center". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
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