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In late August, staff members from the University of Kansas Design and Construction Management department were given a personal tour of the Kansas Statehouse Preservation and Restoration project by Treanor Architects’ Joy Coleman, AIA, principal and historic preservation architect.

Coleman walked the group through the project from the exterior masonry restoration to the completed Senate and House chambers, answering questions and discussing interesting project facts.

KU DCM staff looks at historic photos of the Kansas Statehouse while Joy Coleman (right) explained project details.

Left: Kansas Statehouse exterior masonry work in progress. Right: Kansas House of Representative Chamber.

The design-build team of Konrath Group and Treanor Architects was selected to complete the exterior restoration of The Kansas City Convention Center’s Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

Scheduled to begin in September 2010, the $3 million project includes the restoration of the historic building’s exterior limestone and ornamental metals while keeping Municipal Auditorium fully operational. In addition to the masonry restoration, the project entails the design of exterior lighting improvements to complement the building’s majestic presence and respect the surrounding neighborhood.

Treanor Architects is a design firm providing services in architecture, planning, interior design, historic preservation ...

Frankie Minor, University of Missouri-Columbia; Randy Alexander, University of Arkansas; Diana Robertson, University of Kansas; and Nadia Zhiri of Treanor Architects gave a presentation at ACUHO-I's Annual Conference in Austin, Texas.

Many campuses have mid-century residence halls built in the 1950’s and 60’s and are challenged with updating or renovating them to meet the dramatically different philosophies and programmatic goals of current residential life professional as well as the expectations of today’s, and tomorrow’s, college students. Demolishing these facilities and replacing them with new is frequently prohibitive. However, with solid structural integrity, there is real ...

In April 2010, Treanor Architects surveyed college and university chief administrators, financial officers, facilities professionals, student housing officers, and student affairs representatives on topics relating to student life facility challenges. The results are in! Click the above pdf to download. Thank you to all participants for taking time to provide this information.

NEOCON’s over, but we’re just getting started.

Treanor Interiors' Audrie Wenger, IIDA and Kara Grant, IIDA, LEED AP attended the NEOCON World’s Trade Fair 2010 in Chicago. We found inspiration in all types of great new products for the Interiors studio to apply better ideas, be more creative and imaginative, and in the end deliver more value and ingenuity to your projects. Please let us know if you would like to see and hear more about our adventure.

Audrie Wenger, IIDA, Director of Interior Design

Kara Grant, IIDA, LEED AP, Interior Designer

On Tuesday, June 22, historic preservation principal Vance Kelley discussed two Treanor projects, Northeast Junior High and Pioneer Presidents' Place, on KCUR's Walt Bodine Show. The program, "New Life for Old Schools," examined how schools that are closed permanently can be repurposed rather than being allowed to fall into disrepair and decay. Listen to KCUR's podcast and hear Vance's comments at the 36:00 mark.

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Pioneer Presidents' Place

It’s a question that comes up on most campuses. How do we create a modern, sustainable living environment within the confines of the spaces we currently have available?
Whether your student life facilities date back to 1960 or 1890, transforming them into high-performance buildings – ones that meet student expectations, accommodate desired programming, consume less energy, employ green design elements and are cost-effective to build and operate — isn’t a pipe dream. Successful renovation projects on a number of campuses are proving that, with the right approach, it can be done. Here’s how:

On many campuses, the answer is yes. But a careful evaluation of your facilities means weighing a number of competing factors. Consider the following questions before green-lighting a demolition:

Programming. Is the building design truly capable of serving the desired programming and occupancy, now and into the future? Once it’s renovated, will your new building be flexible enough to be redesigned to meet new program needs 40 or 50 years down the road?

Structure. Is this building structurally sound enough to last? Are there significant structural or space limitations? If you can’t save the building, can you salvage ...

Treanor Architects is designing a new School of Engineering interdisciplinary research building on the Kansas University campus. This new building will house laboratories for research in a number of multi-disciplinary areas, including energy and transportation, global change, composite materials and technology, and sustainable building practices. The building itself will also serve as a test bed for new sustainable materials and energy-saving modeling.

Schematic Perspective of KU School of Engineering New Lab Building - Treanor Architects

Jennifer Kulseth attended the 2010 BIO International Convention in Chicago where she participated in the “All Star Lineup” for Kansas Women in Bio. Jennifer specializes in laboratory design at Treanor Architects and is a frequent participant in conferences and seminars focusing on the latest state-of-the-art laboratory practices and equipment.