Kauffman Center

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is already having a dramatic and transformative impact on Kansas City, changing both the city’s skyline as well as the experience of artists and audiences throughout the region. Designed by acclaimed Canadian architect, Moshe Safdie , this concert hall is one of the most highly anticipated structures in the bi-state region.

The center itself is a nearly 285,000-square-foot facility with two performance venues: the 1,800-seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre and the 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall. It is sure to become the singular architectural icon for Kansas City and be counted among the finest performing arts centers. Once completed, it will become home to the Kansas City Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and the Kansas City Ballet.

Above is a photograph of the architect's model, by John Horner.

Kauffman Performing Arts Center

Above is a photograph of the completed concert hall, taken January 2012.

The internationally recognized design team that has been assembled includes Moshe Safdie & Associates, Theatre Projects Consultants, and Nagata Acoustics. Their design incorporates the very latest in architectural innovation and technology to create virtually perfect acoustics and optimal sightlines in both performance halls.

Zahner worked closely with the design team as well as the construction management team at JE Dunn to realize the final surface. The entire roof and metal wall-surface is clad in Zahner GB-60™ Stainless Steel, a product well known for its muted reflectivity as well as it's resilience to nature's wear.

The first GB-60™ Stainless Steel panels were installed at the Kauffman Center the week of August 2nd, 2010. Below are the photographs of these first panels, giving a sneak peak of the surface which will eventually wrap the majority of the building.

 

 

 

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