This showpiece provides a central facility for the performing arts in Kansas City, Missouri. Bancroft provided structural design services for the project. Components of this project include: an 1,800-seat proscenium theater for ballet, opera, and theatrical productions and a 1,600-seat concert hall to house the Kansas City Symphony.
The main lobby consists of a large, cable-stayed, glass roof and wall which flows into the curved roof that is clad in stainless steel.
Client
Arup Group
Size
356,000 SF
Cost
$316,000,000
Dates
Design - 2002
Construction - 2011
Bancroft Services
Structural Engineering
Design Team
Sadfie Architects - Architecture
BNIM Architects - Architecture
Reed Hilderbrand Associates - Landscape Architecture
ARUP - Structural, MEP, Fire Protection Engineering
Nagata Acoustics - Acoustical Engineering
Theater Projects Consultants - Theater Design Consultant
LAM Partners, Inc. - Lighting Designer