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Title
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Edward Tanner Awards - Architecture
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Description
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Short article about the Edward Tanner award recipient Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc. (PGAV Architects) and its innovative designs. Photos include the new Union Station Kansas City Administration offices; the polar bear exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo; and "the amazing innovation on the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Miller Nichols Library" which "earned a Gold Craftsmanship award and a Silver Award in Architecture/Exterior. Using an original, 40-inch-tall map of Kansas City from 1926, PGAV enlarged it to display on a 55-foot-tall building of the Miller Nichols Library with backlighting so that at night it is lit with fluorescent wall fixtures and LED lights.
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Date
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2011-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Feline Exhibit
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Description
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Partial view of the feline exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo. Architects Linscott, Haylett & Associates were awarded for innovation in their design of this complex.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Feline Exhibit Construction Site Sign
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Description
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Full view of a sign indicating the proposed site for a new feline exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo. Designer E. F. Corwin, Jr. received an award for his work on this and other signs put in place by the Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department on park property under construction.
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Date
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1972
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Valley Lake at the Kansas City Zoo
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Description
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Partial view of Valley Lake, located in Swope Park on the grounds of the Kansas City Zoo. Staff of the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department received an award for the design of these water features, which were intended to create a habitat for waterfowl and enhance the enjoyment of human visitors to the zoo.
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Date
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1980
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Nursery for Baby Animals Building
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Description
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Frontal view of the Nursery for Baby Animals at the Swope Park Zoo, designed by architect Dan Sutton.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Photograph
