Oct 25
2017
Vegas, baby at the IAFE!
posted in Architecture, Architect & Design, Cool Design, Entertainment Designer, Equestrian Barn, Equine or Livestock Barn, Exhibition Building, Fairground Architect, Fairground Architecture, Fairground Design, Fairground Designer, Fairground Master Plan, Fairground Planner, Fairground Planning, Fairgrounds & Fair, General, Horse Arena, Horse Barn, Livestock Barn, Planning & Master Plan, Reuse, Renovation & Historic PreservationK/O Fairground Planners will be a featured exhibitor at the IAFE (International Association of Fairs and Expositions) Conference in Las Vegas on November 27-29. We would love to visit with you, so please stop by Booth #919 for a chat! Or if you would prefer to schedule a specific time to meet during the convention, feel free to contact us about planning your fairground’s future. We can assist with fairground master planning, growth, or even new facilities as your fairground architect. K/O Fairground Planners and Designers is looking forward to sharing our expertise in the development of entertainment venues, equine facilities, expos, arenas and many other fairground amenities!
This year, the IAFE is embarking on a series of brainstorming sessions about the future of fairgrounds called the “20-Year Project”. They have recruited Chip Overton at K/O Fairground Planners to co-facilitate the discussion about Fairground Facility Design. Chip will be joined by Dennis Voeller, CFE from the Big Sky Country State Fair, also an industry leader in this area. The 20-Year Facility Design session is Tuesday, November 28th at 10:30am. Sign-up for this session to join in the conversation and add your voice to the future of fairground planning!
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Keffer/Overton (K/O) is a full service, design firm specializing in architecture, interiors, planning, and construction coordination.
From our offices based in Des Moines, Iowa we focus on renovation/restoration, public, commercial, retail, cultural/museums, and fairground entertainment project types. We are a nationally recognized design-leader specializing in master planning, expos, entertainment, arenas, multi-purpose, stalling, equestrian, livestock and amusement related design with many projects throughout North America.
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