Helix Architecture + Design

Each year, the Department of Architecture, Urban Planning & Design at UMKC presents the Helix Prize, a competition and scholarship honoring the memory of the late Bud Persons. This year’s challenge prompted students to develop a concept for a live-work building that will be part residence, part bookstore for the art and architecture departments at UMKC. Students were challenged to think about designing within the urban context, creating space for community, and bringing in elements of nature. 

Congratulations to Decker Starr and Ruben Renteria for their winning concepts! Their designs were chosen based on their understanding of the context, materiality, and beautifully detailed drawings.

Helix is leading the transformation of the historic International Shoe Factory building, located in the Capital Avenue corridor in Jefferson City. As nationally recognized experts in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and workplace design, Helix has partnered twith the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to revitalize this iconic building and highlight MoDNR’s important work in environmental stewardship and historic preservation.

Learn more about the project on our website – link in bio.

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