Women have been designing, building, and making decisions about the worlds we have built for as long as we have been building it, but for too long, their leadership, innovation, and creativity has been underrepresented. Madame Architect was founded in 2018 to bring to light… read more →
Coffee Talks is a program based on the fundamentals of participatory action research. NOMA KC values the power in centering lived experiences in the pursuit for solutions to our biggest industry problems. We seek to understand the world by trying to change it, collaboratively and… read more →
Join us on Friday, April 14, from 5:30pm–8:30pm and tour around several Kansas City Design firms that are opening their doors for the evening. This is your chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the coolest creative studios in the Crossroads. Grab a… read more →
The Department of Interior Architecture & Industrial Design (IAID) at Kansas State University presents, Made in Manhattan, an exhibition of the best recent work and initiatives to emerge from the IAID program and bring the next generation of ideas to Kansas City Design Week. IAID… read more →
Beacon Hill. Westwood. Brookside. Leawood. Explore the Kansas City Metro like never before during KC Design Week’s Homes by Architects Tour. See five homes built or renovated by local architects and learn about their unique details from the people that designed them. For more information… read more →
For years, local designer Tad Carpenter has engaged in a weekly passion project: Sunday Suns. Join Tad as he discusses the inspiration and meaning behind his practice (or “play” as he refers to it) and leads participants through a hands-on exercise in creating their own… read more →
For over 30 years Mahogany has been committed to connecting, celebrating, and uplifting Black people by honoring what’s unique about Black culture. Whether it’s developing a robust online community, creating an empowering card line, or promoting black-owned businesses, Hallmark’s Mahogany team has set a prime… read more →
Space is a volumetric measure. For most of us, it is also a tacit quality of our physical experience. The early industrial ethos did not consider people in space any differently than machinery in space. We now recognize its power, and importance in creating humanizing… read more →
Join us for a panel discussion with a handful of the women who have played a major role in designing the Kansas City Current Stadium, the first professional women’s soccer stadium in the world. These women have helped not only design and build this stadium,… read more →
Tap into what’s behind the branding created for Vine Street Brewing, Kansas City’s first black owned brewery. Enjoy a flight of beer while Matt Wegerer, from Whiskey Design, discusses how he worked with Kemet Coleman, from Vine Street Brewing, to find inspiration in music and… read more →