Folly Theater
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Information
- Location Kansas City, Missouri
- Size 1,725 SF
- Completion 2000
BNIM’s involvement with the Folly Theater began with a feasibility study to save the ailing structure in 1974. Since then, the firm has participated in all phases of the efforts to save and restore the turn-of-the-century Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City, which is listed on the National Registration of Historic Places. In 1998, BNIM worked on the creation of a new lobby pre-function area. The original lobby was in an adjacent hotel, and since the early eighties renovation, patron amenities on the ground floor had been undersized. This new lobby provides a gathering place that helps make theater-going an experience. The Folly is now poised for its next 100 years.
People
Team
- Alfredo Roca
- Thomas J. Knittel
Client
Folly Theater
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Media
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Awards
Kansas City Municipal Art Commission
Urban Design Award
1982
AIA Kansas City
Excellence in Architecture
1982
AIA Kansas City
Craftsmanship Award
1981
AIA Central States Region
Design Award
1981
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