AIA KC Design Excellence Awards
el dorado was thrilled to have three projects recognized in the annual AIA Kansas City Design Excellence Awards last week. The Shelton Marshall Residence won a merit award in the small architecture...
View Articleeldo hires
We’re looking for a few good folks to join our ranks this winter. If you’re passionate about architecture and interested in a rigorous, rewarding office culture, come on. Interested candidates should...
View Articleeldo wins int’l public interest design award
In late January, the reStart Housing project in Kansas City was named a 2017 SEED Design Award honorable mention winner. Selected for excellence in Public Interest Design through a competitive jury...
View ArticleDesigning and Making
Since el dorado opened it’s doors in 1996, we have been exploring the relationship between designing and making as a studio. For us, the shop continues to play an important role in the creation of...
View Article2017 SEED Award
In late January, the reStart Housing project in Kansas City was named a 2017 SEED Design Award honorable mention winner. Selected for excellence in Public Interest Design through a competitive jury...
View Articleel dorado bids Doug a warm farewell
After 20 years of design excellence and business leadership, Douglas Stockman recently informed his close friends and colleagues at el dorado that he will be retiring his esteemed jersey and stepping...
View ArticleInterstate Flats
We recently completed the new Interstate Flats in midtown and Mike Sinclair caught some beautiful photos just before the holidays. Located along Kansas City’s historic Amour Boulevard, the Interstate...
View Articleeldo welcomes new partner, Hesse McGraw
el dorado is very pleased to announce the expansion of its leadership structure and, in August, will welcome Hesse McGraw as a partner. Through this newly created role, el dorado is integrating a...
View ArticleWaldo Duplex
In mid-July, the KSU Design+Make Studio completed its single largest and most comprehensive project, The Waldo Duplex, which extends the legacy of design-build projects at Kansas State University. The...
View ArticleRecap: An Amazing Summer at el dorado
Guest blog post by Eldo Prize winner #2 (EP2), Emily Lange, a fifth-year student at the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design. When I heard that I won the Eldo Prize last spring,...
View Article3435 Main
At first glance, Main Street in Midtown Kansas City might seem a deliriously illegible place. We believe it has all the building blocks of a great urban community, which affirms the complexities,...
View Articlea summer at el dorado
A guest blog post by our first eldo prize winner, aka EP1, Zach Grewe. When I moved to Kansas City in June this year, I was a little unsure of what my summer would be like. I knew a few people that...
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