Artwork
Restoration: “That Profile”
Note: Contemporary metal materials are known for their inherent immutability. While a number of metals can withstand many decades, it is important to consider how these materials are fabricated and installed, such that environmental concerns, galvanic corrosion, alloy selection, and other factors are properly considered and understood. The long-term preservation of metal art and architecture...
Trinity Sculpture
Interior Sculpture for Shawnee Mission Medical Center A massive interior sculpture adorns the new atrium for Shawnee Mission Medical Center in greater Kansas City, Missouri. Zahner fabricated and installed the large-scale mobile, a metal and glass artwork conceived by Dierk Van Keppel. The glass fixtures were cast and blown by Rock Cottage Glass, the art-glass studio...
Guggenheim Canopy
Guggenheim Canopy at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Guggenheim Canopy, designed by Frank Gehry Partners, is a Zahner-manufactured installation which was on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City beginning in 2001. The artwork was erected for a Frank Gehry retrospective at the Museum in May-August, 2001. In addition to providing the canopy,...
Gehry Sheet Metal Centennial
Sheet Metal Craftsmanship: Progress in Building To celebrate the centennial of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, the SMWIA commissioned Frank Gehry to create a building within a building. The exhibition was entitled, Sheet Metal Craftsmanship: Progress in Building. Designed, conceived, and constructed in 1988, the project was one of the first projects produced by Gehry and...
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center St. Lawrence Catholic Campus is a church and campus serving students and the greater community of Lawrence, Kansas. Zahner provided the brass inlay for the stained glass, as well as the brass baptismal altar. Working with SFS Architecture and Kathy Barnard glass studio, the team developed a timeless worship and fellowship facility...
