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Join us by celebrating Earth Day this week! For every new friend, like, follow, etc. we get over the next week on any of our social media sites, we will plant a tree in your honor. That’s right; K/O Architects will purchase a tree through the Arbor Day Foundation Corporate Partnership Program. The tree will be planted in a North [...]
posted in Architecture, Architect & Design, Fairgrounds & Fair, General
The Payette County Fair is located in New Plymouth, Idaho. The Payette County Fair is a 4 day event held in mid August. We had an opportunity to visit this nice fairgrounds on a recent trip to Idaho. This 18 acre fair is located in a rich agriculture region of Idaho, not too far from Interstate [...]
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We were recently treated to this view – experienced from the window of the conference center at our most recent meeting in Utah! …Our plane landed at 9:30am not too long after the snowfall had subsided (about 3 inches – and up to 24 inches or so in the mountains). It did not last long [...]
posted in Fairgrounds & Fair, General, Planning & Master Plan, Service
What do the following states have in common – Idaho, Utah, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri. Let’s narrow it down. Besides all having beautiful countryside and gorgeous scenery. Two of the States have incredible mountain top skiing, one of the states has 10,000 lakes, another has two NFL and MLB teams, and the yet another has [...]
posted in Architecture, Architect & Design, General, Reuse, Renovation & Historic Preservation
Silver – (Symbol Ag) 1. A lustrous white, ductile, malleable metallic element, occurring both uncombined and in ores such as argentite, having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals. 2. Level of LEED certification awarded to Polk County River Place by the U.S. Green Building Council in November of 2010. For more information on K/O’s [...]
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Just the other day we were passing through Oakely, Utah (middle of nowhere in the mountains) and needed to fill up the tank of our rental car..."WOW!" - if we would all just provide service like we used to...read more
posted in Reuse, Renovation & Historic Preservation, Service
From the Report by K/O “The chapel is structurally in good condition; with some exterior masonry and most if not all of the exterior wood trim in need of a complete restoration. Given its history at William Penn University and the age of the structure, the building is an excellent candidate for restoration. Therefore, the [...]
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Our integrated approach to each project also strikes the right balance between environmental concerns and aesthetic integrity. We take great pride in being good stewards of our profession and that means being good stewards of our environment. This is about seizing the opportunity to be leaders in our profession by utilizing time-tested passive principles and [...]
