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Kivett and Myers. Kivett & Myers was a Kansas City, Missouri architecture firm that pioneered the design of modern professional sports stadiums. Clarence Kivett (born Clarence Kivovitch) graduated from the University of Kansas in 1928 and his first big design project was the art deco design of Katz Drug (which was taken over by Osco Drug) at ...
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Clarence Kivett is often credited with bringing modern architecture to Kansas City, not just in the buildings that he designed, but in the numerous architects that he trained. His firm, Kivett and Myers, designed dozens of Kansas City landmarks, including Kansas City International Airport, the Alameda Plaza Hotel (now the Ritz-Carlton), the Missour...
The passenger terminals at KCI, designed by Kivett & Myers with engineering work by Burns & McDonnell, are examples of the Brutalist style of architecture, which was widely used for public buildings in the United States in the 1960s and 70s. Brutalist buildings are characterized by a ‘blocky’ appearance with a rigid geometric style and large-scale ...
KCI’s passenger complex also illustrates a novel design concept for airports. A typical airport terminal of the early jet age had a centralized hall through which all passengers entered, with corridors along which gates were located (finger piers) or extending out to aircraft parking locations (satellite design). Because Kansas City has very few tr...
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Built at a cost of $250 million, the ambitious design drawn up by the architectural firm of Kivett and Myers reflected TWA’s grandiose ambitions. In land area, the airport was the third largest in the United States.
George Kessler Kessler was the landscape architect responsible for the design and plan of the Kansas City parks and boulevard system. Clarence Kivett Kivett’s firm, Kivett and Myers, designed dozens of Kansas City landmarks, including Kansas City International Airport and the Truman Sports Complex.
Mar 24, 2023 · Clarence Kivett’s and Ralph Myers’ firm, Kivett & Myers, designed many Kansas City landmarks, including the now old Kansas City International Airport, the Truman Sports Complex, and the...
During its glory years from 1945-1975, Kivett & Myers was the leading architectural design firm in Kansas City and won 30 of the 73 design awards given by the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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