Awards & Recognitions 

Projects

East Bottoms Vision Study
2020 Kremer Prize

West Bottoms Reborn
2020 ASLA Central States Communication Merit Award
2019 AIA Design Excellence Citation Award
2019 AIA Central States Merit Award
2018 Kremer Prize
City of Kansas City, MO Resolution
Historic West Bottoms Resolution

Downtown Kansas City Recycling System
2017 ASLA Central States Honor Award
2016 AIA KC Design Excellence Merit Award

Kessler Park + Water Reservoir
2015 AIA KC Design Excellence Merit Award

Washington Square Park
2015 ASLA Central States Merit Award

Independence Avenue
2014 ASLA Central States Communication Honor Award
2013 AIA KC Design Excellence Honor Award

Green + Civic Spaces
2013 ASLA Central States Communication Honor Award

West Bottoms
2013 AIA Central States Region Urban Planning Design Citation Award
2012 ASLA Central States Communication Merit Award
2011 KCIC Brick By Brick Award For Public-Private Partnership
 

Staff

Vladimir Krstic
2013 Downtown Council Urban Hero Award 
2012 AIA KC Educator Of The Year Award 

impact

KCDC projects play catalytic roles outside of the confines of their respective academic objectives and serve as important guiding documents that bear positive impact on the development of Kansas City’s built environment. The diagram below illustrates how KCDC projects have impacted area development over the course of the last 10 years.

Want to learn more? View KCDC impact in Washington Square Park and Independence Avenue over the last 5 years.