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We deliver beautiful, integrated, living environments that inspire change and enhance the human condition.

The 2011 National Architecture Firm Award Winner, BNIM is an innovative leader in designing high performance environments. Through an integrated process of collaborative discovery, we create transformative, living design that leads to vital and healthy organizations and communities.

Core Values

We seek a better way.
We are committed to long term thinking and measurable improvement as a way of life.
We seek to increase the vitality of people, planet and prosperity equally.
We are passionate about generous design, it inspires people and changes the world.
We insist on being excellent – in execution, performance and results.
We care about what our buildings do and how they positively impact lives.
We operate with a spirit of authenticity and servant leadership.
We embrace diversity in our culture – in perspective, voice and skills.
We promote integrated thinking and a collaborative dialogue of discovery.
We embrace the challenge of innovation and the advantage of replication.

Expertise

Architecture
Existing Buildings
Interiors
Sustainable Consulting
Landscape Architecture
Workplace Planning
Planning
Graphics
Research

Key Contacts

Maria Maffry

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816 783 1625

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | HIGHER EDUCATION

Steve McDowell FAIA LEED AP BD+C

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816 783 1553

ARCHITECTURE | LIBRARIES

Rod Kruse FAIA LEED AP

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515 559 0435

IOWA OFFICE | MODERNIST BUILDINGS

Matthew Porreca AIA LEED AP BD+C

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816 783 1613

CALIFORNIA OFFICE | MIXED USE

Kevin Nordmeyer AIA LEED AP BD+C

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515 559 0432

IOWA OFFICE | HEALTH SCIENCES

James Pfeiffer AIA LEED AP BD+C

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816 783 1577

KANSAS CITY OFFICE | COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Hans Nettelblad AIA LEED AP BD+C

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816 783 1605

RESTORATION RENOVATION REDEVELOPMENT

Laura Lesniewski AIA LEED AP BD+C

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816 783 1594

INTERPRETIVE CENTERS | NOT FOR PROFIT | LEED

Cheryl Lough PLA LEED BD+C

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619 734 9674

LANDSCAPE

Craig Scranton AIA LEED AP BD+C

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816 783 1619

WORKPLACE | PARKING + INFRASTRUCTURE

Gretchen Holy IIDA

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816 783 1609

INTERIORS | HIGHER EDUCATION

Beena Ramaswami

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816 783 1527

GRAPHICS + SIGNAGE

Ruthie Harrison

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816 783 1560

HUMAN RESOURCES

Kansas City

BNIM was founded in 1970 in Kansas City. From its earliest history, the firm has been dedicated to strengthening our urban cores with projects that create a strong civic identity and a revitalized sense of place. While BNIM is often recognized for its national projects and initiatives, the skill and experience that has emerged from being deeply engaged in the most important community issues and initiatives has been critical to this growth. BNIM’s work has resulted in the 2011 AIA Firm Award and over 400 awards for design, planning and leadership. The office is located in Hallmark's Crown Center. Our offices are a model for transformative workplace design, supported by Crown Center’s environmental commitment.

2460 Pershing Road, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64108
T/ 816.783.1500 F/ 816.783.1501

Des Moines

BNIM's Des Moines Office was founded in 2007 in downtown Des Moines. The current office is located within a former bank lobby on the southeast corner of the active intersection of 6th and Locust. The studio itself is filled with daylight from the street and uses partial height elements to define the various office spaces, allowing a lively interaction between the office space and the street level. The studio has helped foster a rejuvenation of the urban core and has been honored with six awards including an AIA National Honor Award for Interior Architecture and the 2013 American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

317 6th Avenue Suite 100
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
T/ 515.974.6462 F/ 816.783.1501

San Diego

BNIM's San Diego practice was founded in 2007. From supporting and celebrating local artists in our former location in Little Italy to sharing our new office with the San Diego chapter of the USGBC, BNIM has become an integral member of the community. Our new location keeps us connected and makes an ideal spot for gatherings with client partners, friends, and colleagues — especially during the height of baseball season.

797 J Street
San Diego, CA 92101
T/ 619.795.9920 F/ 816.783.1501

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