On this edition of Up To Date, we learn the latest on the proposed cultural district in Kansas City, after a three-day public planning charrette where community members offered ideas on how the district could be designed and operated. Joining us for the conversation is Julián Zugazagoitia, CEO and Director of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Weekend Meeting Generates Ideas For KC Cultural District
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On Saturday, maps, drawings and ideas lined the walls of the Bancroft School Auditorium.
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Community members wrote feedback on concepts created by urban design firm Weiss/Manfredi.
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Some registered displeasure about the possibility of tearing down properties near the museum.
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Four work groups presented ideas at the end of the session, including this one focused on east-west connections. At right, Marcus Leach discussed stretching "some of people's perceived boundaries."
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One group focused on governance and implementation also drafted a mission statement.
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