SFS Architecture

Congratulations to Chloe Devecsery for her nomination to the NOMA Kansas City Executive Board! Chloe will serve as the Education & Outreach Co-Director of Project Pipeline. Project Pipeline is an architecture summer camp for middle and high school students interested in architecture and design. NOMAKC's mission is to champion diversity, multicultural design professionals and allied organizations who desire to influence the greater community by advancing the profile of minority design professionals and multicultural business interests.

DBIA-MAR (Mid-America Region) has named Central Jackson Fire Protection District's Station 6 the Design Excellence Award winner in the Institutional Category. Congrats to the entire project team! Olsson Bob D. Campbell & Company PKMR Engineers FP&C Consultants KC, LLC McCownGordon Construction https://lnkd.in/gVE25d6a

The Shawnee Mission Park Marina project has won the Excellence Award in the Best Preservation Practices Category from Historic Kansas City. Congrats to the entire project team! Centric PKMR Engineers STAND Structural Engineering Inc Johnson County Park & Recreation District Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHMSCeCt

Firehouse Magazine has named Overland Park Fire Department’s Station 41 the silver medal winner in the Career 1 category. https://lnkd.in/g9hqYnwn

Firehouse Magazine has named the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District’s Station 6 the gold medal winner in the Satellite category of the 2024 Station Design Awards. https://lnkd.in/giXgAzhu

Congratulations to the Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment! SFS is proud to be a part of such an important project. https://lnkd.in/gGrdZg5T

SFS Architecture is looking for a creative and self-motivated Marketing Coordinator to join our dynamic and collaborative team. The right candidate will have three or more years of experience in the A/E/C, design, or design-adjacent industry. If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is flexible, highly responsive, a team player, and an excellent communicator, please e-mail your resume and portfolio to careers@sfsarch.com. Full job description: https://lnkd.in/guwQbt3Y

Principal Architect and Public Safety Specialist Kwame Smith, AIA and Senior Project Manager Lindsay Tatro are attending the Kansas State Association of Fire Chiefs Conference this week in Manhattan, KS. We hope to see you there!

Maple Hills Park in Overland Park, Kansas has won a Citation Award from AIA Kansas City for their annual Design Excellence Awards competition. The project, centered on energy conservation, visitor well-being, and equitable community development, revitalized the park with a new mass-timber park shelter and restroom building. These upgrades create a supportive, accessible, and connected environment by reinforcing Overland Park’s strong sense of community. The shelter’s use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels demonstrates how effective they can be for public park projects. CLT is a renewable resource that sequesters carbon. The panels are prefabricated, speeding up construction and reducing on-site waste and disruption, are durable and resilient, and bring a natural warmth and visual appeal that compliments the park’s outdoor setting while redefining its architectural character. Combined with a rooftop solar array that provides most of the park’s electrical needs, Maple Hill Park’s new structures create sustainable, inclusive, and transformational public spaces for the community for years to come. https://lnkd.in/gEzfCMwG Congratulations to the project team: SK Design Group, Inc. STAND Structural Engineering Inc PKMR Engineers Combes Construction

Trinity Lutheran Church celebrated the new expansion of their Shawnee campus this Sunday, October 20. Based on the Master Plan developed by SFS in 2020, the 2,220 SF addition houses a new multi-purpose gathering area and a new entry vestibule that will accommodate Sunday school classes, congregation dinners and an indoor play area for the Early Childhood Center. Additional renovations and site improvements were also completed. Congrats to the entire congregation - enjoy the new space!