We chase big ideas
in the middle
of everywhere.
Established in 1996, El Dorado is an integrated architecture, urban design, curatorial, education and fabrication practice located in Kansas City, Missouri and Portland, Oregon. Read MoreLess
Our team works
purposefully across
scales and contexts.
Aubrey Moore
Designer
Baillie Wiebers
Marketing Coordinator
Ben Ebbesmeyer
Designer
Brock Traffas, R.A.
Project Architect
Chris Burk
Principal
Daniel Renner, R.A.
Director of Design Excellence
David Suttle, AIA
Principal
Derik Eckhardt, AIA
Project Architect
Elisandra Garcia
Director of Engagement
John Renner, R.A.
Project Architect
Kyle Schleicher, R.A.
Project Architect
Steve Salzer, AIA
Principal
Ted Arendes, R.A.
Associate
David Dowell, AIA
Partner
Steven Capoccia, R.A.
Project Architect
Caitlyn Biffle
Designer
Dannon Canterbury, R.A.
Project Architect
News
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Continuing Education: Trauma-Informed Design
Architectural Record
Oct 1st, 2024 -
Creating Safe, Healing Spaces
Interiors and Sources
Aug 16th, 2024 -
U.S. Healthcare Building Sector Trends and Innovations for 2024-2025
Building Design + Construction
Aug 8th, 2024 -
In Rural Oregon, New Architecture for Healing Traumatized Youth
Architects+Artisans
May 29th, 2024 -
Interstate Flats: Modern Living, Midwest Style with a Mid-Century Twist
Retrofit Home
May 28th, 2024 -
$1.2B Downtown Project Meets Financing Deadline, Adds Local Partner
St. Louis Business Journal
May 13th, 2024 -
Outdoor Furniture: What's In and Out for 2024, According to Design Pros
Wall Street Journal
May 10th, 2024 -
AI Will Probably Boost Office Demand. And CRE at Large.
Commercial Property Executive
Apr 26th, 2024 -
At KC Design Week, an Arts District Story
Walls & Ceilings
Apr 13th, 2024 -
Tired: Office Conversions to Residential. Wired: Turning Dead Malls and Suburban Shopping Strips Into Apartments
Fortune
Apr 13th, 2024 -
Tackling a Mental Health Crisis for Children Through Design
Bloomberg
Mar 24th, 2024 -
It Takes a Village
Global Design News
Mar 20th, 2024 -
Congressional Delegates visit Portland's Albina District, Celebrate Funding Wins
The Oregonian
Mar 19th, 2024 -
New Restroom Facility Combines Form and Function
Building Operating Management
Mar 18th, 2024 -
Mayor Johnston Announces Mayor's Design Awards Winners
Denver Gov
Mar 12th, 2024 -
Road to Repair
Pittsburgh Business Times
Mar 7th, 2024 -
Caitlyn Biffle Joins El Dorado
School Construction News
Feb 16th, 2024 -
Riverlife Invests Over $2 Million in Design and Engineering to Improve Accessibility at Pittsburgh's West End Bridge
Riverlife
Nov 21st, 2023 -
Envisioning the Restorative Future of Lower Albina in Portland
KGW8
Nov 3rd, 2023 -
Expansion of Youth Treatment Facility in Clackamas County Breaks Ground
Milwaukie Review
Nov 1st, 2023 -
New Space in the Works to Provide Healing for Youths
DJC Oregon
Oct 24th, 2023 -
Facility to Help Kids with Addiction, Mental Health, Behavior Treatment Breaks Ground in Oregon City
Fox 12
Oct 20th, 2023 -
Construction Gets Underway for a Desperately Needed Youth Treatment Facility in Oregon
Portland Business Journal
Oct 20th, 2023 -
Spear Street Capital Looks to Future with Robotics, VR Tenants as 300 Kansas Tops Out
The Real Deal
Feb 9th, 2023 -
El Dorado Rehabilitates a Kit House from a Generic and Common Bungalow into a Purposeful New Artist Studio and Accommodation Space
Global Design News
Jan 26th, 2023 -
2020 in Review
El Dorado
Dec 23rd, 2020 -
El Dorado to give "Dirty Hands" Presentation
AIA Iowa Central States Region (virtual) Convention
Sep 23rd, 2020 -
Albina Vision Community Investment Plan
Instagram
Jul 1st, 2020 -
The Middle of Everywhere
Places Journal
Nov 1st, 2019 -
Top 50 Architecture Firms in Design for 2019
ARCHITECT
Jun 1st, 2019 -
El Dorado is Pushing the Edges of Architecture and Public Art
Metropolis Magazine
Apr 2nd, 2019 -
A Guide to Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, Its Culture, and Why It's Worth a Closer Look
Vogue
Nov 23rd, 2018 -
Midwestern Residential Architecture Is the Country's Most Exciting
Architectural Digest
Jul 6th, 2017 -
Building Bridges
Metropolis Magazine
Jun 2nd, 2012 -
Highway Connector
Metropolis Magazine
Dec 1st, 2007 -
The Other Kansas
Metropolis Magazine
Jan 1st, 2005