A healthy city is not static. It is a place that grows, matures, reinvents itself and heals itself. New buildings are designed and built, renovation keeps others in good shape. But there are times when a building gets ingored and forgotten; falls into disrepair. Sometimes it's best to tear it down and reinvent the land with a new space that will serve the community for decades to come. Many times though, the building can be rehabilitated, brought back to life and be a reminder of the generations before that originally built the city. Historic buildings are more than stone, brick steel and glass. They have stories waiting to be told to new generations. Buildings like the New York Life Building, Kansas City's first skyscraper. Or the Commerce Trust Building, where Harry Truman once worked. Or the amazing President Hotel that hosted greats like Benny Goodmam, Harry Houdini, Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra.

We ♥ architecture because we get to advocate for historic buildings, giving them a another chance to tell their stories. Gastinger Walker Harden Architects is honored to have worked with some great developers and building owners who have allowed us to help them make restoration a reality.

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written by Kirk Gastinger, July 31, 2010

love it. i imagine others would have comments, but this is great. we can continue to add comments each week, but these will create a log of 30 great thoughts. others might even want to contribute or write one of their 1/30th of a thought. an abbreviated message could be tweeted....

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