Please note that all times, speakers, and tours may be subject to change.
There will be an AWESOME door prize! Don’t miss it! Time and meeting room details to be announced. Casual business attire is appropriate.
Thursday April 19th, 2007
City and Area Tours
The Legends at Village West Tour
The Legends at Village West is a lifestyle and entertainment center locate in the Village West Development in Kansas City, Kansas. Village West has become the single largest tourist destination in the State of Kansas. Attractions within the development include Cabela’s Outfitters, Nebraska Furniture Mart, The Great Wolf Lodge and Indoor Water Park, Kansas City T-Bones Baseball and the Kansas Speedway hosting both Indy Car and NASCAR events annually.
The Legends offers specialty stores, unique retail shopping, entertainment and dining venues all located within an open air lifestyle venue. The name of the center comes from the celebration of Kansas Legends. These Kansans excelled in art, history, politics, statesmanship, science, invention, exploration and athletics. In all, there are over eighty tributes to legendary Kansans in a variety of statues, portraits and medallions. In addition, The Legends highlights the unique character of the State of Kansas with native landscape and images.
Limited to the first 30 people who register.
For questions regarding the tour, please contact Korey Schulz at kschulz@ohhkc.com
JC Nichols Plaza Walking Tour
The famous Country Club Plaza is much more than the nation’s first suburban shopping district. When J.C. Nichols began building the Plaza in the early 1920’s, he created an outdoor museum inspired by the architectural beauty of Seville, Spain.
Guests will spend the afternoon surrounded by tile-roofed buildings, more than 40 fountains, 50 sculptured works of art, and over 170 shops, boutiques, and restaurants. This tour will proceed along the lovely tree-lined streets and courtyards of the Plaza as we will view the outdoor art, beginning with the magnificent Nichols Memorial Fountain. Guests should wear comfortable walking shoes.
Limited to the first 20 people who register.
Questions? Contact John Lutz at 913-307-2514 or lutz@skw-inc.com
End-of-the-Day Social and Student Portfolio Forum
Student Portfolio Forum, Please plan on attending this social event where you, the professional, will get a chance to talk with landscape architecture students from one or more of these universities; Iowa State, Kansas State, North Dakota State, Oklahoma State and the University of Oklahoma. Students will get a chance to talk with firms from the major design centers in our region such as Kansas City, Des Moines, St. Louis, Omaha, and Tulsa. Light snacks and open bar will be provided and the students will have their portfolios displayed for review and comment. This is a great opportunity to network and potentially meet with your next employee or employer.
Friday April 20th, 2007
Kansas City Boulevards and Beyond Tour
George E. Kessler’s legacy of tree-lined boulevards promoted a nodal pattern of growth in Kansas City, disbursed automobile traffic evenly throughout the City’s traffic grid, and distributed urban aesthetics throughout many diverse neighborhoods. Guests will tour some of the boulevards by bus, learn more about one of our nation’s first landscape architects, and discover what is new along the boulevards. The Boulevards tour will include a visit to North Terrace Park Concourse, the 18th & Vine District, and the Kansas City Sculpture Garden. Our tour will end at McCoy’s Public House for after-tour libations (4057 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO)
Link to Kansas City’s Park System by George Kessler: http://www.georgekessler.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=54
Limited to first 40 people who register.
Questions? Contact John Lutz at 913-307-2514 or lutz@skw-inc.com
Saturday April 21st, 2007
Breakfast at the Farm
