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

In the beginning, as equal parts art gallery, fabrication shop and design studio, we were known for fingerless gloves and raffish outbursts that helped jumpstart Kansas City’s emergent culture. Today, we work purposefully across scales, locations, and contexts, from city blocks to exhibitions, between critical ideas and our intangible, spiritual attachment to place. El Dorado’s two partners and 20 staff — including 11 architects, 2 university professors, industrial designers and certified welders — chase big ideas with a common touch.

Our team works
purposefully across
scales and contexts.

David Dowell, AIA

Partner

Josh Shelton, AIA

Partner

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

Project Designer / Engagement Director

Isaac Stanton

Staff Designer

John Renner, R.A.

Project Architect

Kyle Schleicher, R.A.

Project Architect

Nancy Woodfill

Principal

Sean Slattery, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Principal

Steve Salzer, AIA

Principal

Ted Arendes, R.A.

Associate

Thad Nobuhara

Project Designer

Jacob Peel

Project Designer

Madalyn Asker

Designer

Caitlyn Biffle

Designer

Sophie Hong, AIA

Project Architect

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