David Dowell

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Handling a Breakup With Your Business Partner

Architects, business consultants, and attorneys provide tips for firm leaders who... More

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Tyler Residence, Leawood, Kan.

Two unobtrusive interior renovations update a home’s exterior. More

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2011 AL Light & Architecture Design Awards Jury Members

Four jurors selected this year's AL Design Awards winners. More

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ra50: el dorado

el dorado has built a following in Kansas City., Mo., and beyond. More

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TWA Building Renovation

At 135,000 square feet, the TWA Corporate Headquarters Building in Kansas City, Mo., is the largest project that El Dorado has completed to date, and the only one already listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More

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Pedestrian Strands

Public art lines highway overpasses in Kansas City More

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El Dorado Architects

We travel to Kansas City to profile the funny, smart, and practical architecture firm El Dorado Architects. More

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el dorado verbatim

additional thoughts from el dorado's principals. More

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thinking & making

It's not easy for an outsider to catch the folks at el dorado in an entirely serious moment. The Kansas City, Mo., firm's five partners recently used the 1980s hair band Def Leppard as a reference point in an architectural lecture. The group's offbeat, deadpan sense of humor harmonizes with their pronounced aversion to the idea of the heroic, Howard Roark-style architect. More

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el dorado

When Kansas City, Mo.-based el dorado decided to design a new office, it didn't want to lose the industrial character of its previous digs. More

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