| Abstract | The American Institute of Architects named the Kansas City architectural firm of BNIM as firm of the year for 2011, "the group's highest honor given to a company." "Recognized for its distinguished contributions to architecture and for its pioneering efforts in promoting and practicing sustainable, environmentally conscious design," BNIM has designed several area buildings like the Bloch Building addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, among many others. It's also won numerous awards including the top design honor from the AIA/Kansas City for its K-12 school campus in Greensburg, Kansas. |