July - August 2025

Where Passion Meets Practice

As summer wraps up at BNIM, we are grateful to our five talented interns — Ameera Ali, Olivia Anderson, Michael Folsom, Seoyeon Jeon, and Olivia Krueger — who were immersed in our studio teams over the last few months, lending their talents, passions, and fresh perspectives to shape our projects and practice.

We are excited to share a collaborative blog post written by BNIM’s Architectural Intern, Michael Folsom, and designed by our Graphic Design Intern, Olivia Krueger, reflecting on and sharing experiences from the BNIM 2025 summer intern group. Enjoy!

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West Bottoms Flats Highlighted in Adaptive Reuse Report What's Old is New published by the Urban Land Institute

“Adaptive reuse isn’t simply a preservation tactic, it’s a forward-looking development strategy. By creatively repurposing buildings to meet evolving market demand, reuse projects can reduce carbon emissions, catalyze urban revitalization, and deliver resilient, future-ready spaces.”

The West Bottoms Flats project in Kansas City, Missouri, was recently featured in a report published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI), What’s Old Is New: The Business Case for Adaptive Reuse. The report explores the creative reuse of existing buildings to spark meaningful urban revitalization and contribute to social, economic, and environmental transformation.

BNIM’s design transformed four historic former warehouses in Kansas City's West Bottoms district into micro-unit apartments, retail, and shared community spaces. Through the use of historic tax credits, green infrastructure incentives, and property tax abatement, this multi-phase adaptive reuse project was made possible.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Hosts Open House

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music  invited guests to visit its new state-of-the-art home at Westbrook Music Building at an Open House hosted on August 22. Guests explored the School of Music through self-guided tours, with faculty, staff, and students sharing insights about the new spaces and programs. The celebration also featured the Cornhusker Marching Band’s annual exhibition in Memorial Stadium, offering a preview of the band’s pre-season highlights

Designed by BNIM in collaboration with Sinclair Hille Architects, the Glenn Korff School of Music's Westbrook Music Building is a premiere creative center for music and dance excellence, redefining what it means to be a collaborative, inclusive, and healthy environment for performing arts education.

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LifeServe Blood Center Headquarters honored with The 2025 International Architecture Award

BNIM is honored to share that LifeServe Blood Center Headquarters is a recipient of The 2025 International Architecture Award presented by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd.

LifeServe Blood Center Headquarters provides a welcoming new office space, blood donation center, blood center operations and support space, and a 24/7 processing lab that advances the organization’s mission and life-saving work serving more than 170 hospitals across the Midwest.

The healthy, supportive, functional headquarters enhances employee and donor experiences and establishes a welcoming community presence in Johnston, Iowa. Design strategies support human well-being, enhance organizational function, and ensure efficient workflows, while encouraging blood donation as a lifelong habit.

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