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Copaken Brooks, RetroPros win Historic Kansas City’s Outstanding Work by Craftsperson award
The Historic Kansas City (HKC) honored Copaken Brooks and RetroPros with an excellence award in the Outstanding Work by Craftsperson category for our role in the restoration of the Arthur Kraft Mosaic Mural rescue at the Former Board of Education Building (1211 McGee) during the demolition of the building.
In September 2019 Copaken Brooks purchased the historic KC Board of Education building with plans to demolish it. Attached to the west wall was the Arthur Kraft Mosaic Mural, which Copaken Brooks worked to remove with little-to-no damage.
The excellence award recognizes high-quality work that demonstrates an understanding of the principles and practice of preservation techniques on a specific project. The nomination reflects the obstacles faced by the craftsperson in performing the work, innovative techniques or materials used in the project and the process involved in the work, including research where applicable.
From 2021 Historic Preservation Awards:
Each year Historic Kansas City presents the Preservation Awards to a select group of individuals, organizations, and businesses for projects from throughout the Kansas City area which exemplify outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation. The awards honor projects involving the preservation or protection of historic resources including the restoration, rehabilitation, and/or adaptive reuse of historic properties; sympathetic new additions to historic buildings; or education, documentation, and advocacy work on behalf of the preservation of our heritage.
Category 5 Outstanding Work by a Craftsperson: Recognizes high-quality work that demonstrates an understanding of the principles and practice of preservation techniques on a specific project. It is not intended to reflect lifetime achievement. The nomination must include photographs of the work and descriptions of the obstacles faced by the craftsperson in performing the work, innovative techniques or materials used in the project, and the process involved in the work, including research where applicable.
