El Dorado

INDD 508 Materials & Processes 

Field Trip Notes
Who is/ what is El-Dorado?

• El-Dorado is an architecture consulting agency located in Kansas City. The company was formed in 1996 by three employees from BNIM.

Products & Services: What do they do/ what do they make?

• They offer consultancy to various architecture firms and solve issues for them in order to enhance their own portfolios.

Note: Arrived to the field trip late so there wasn't actually too much information that I could gather with the time I had there. From what I saw, the staff was small, and the building's interior layout was similar to that of Dimensional Innovations. Honestly, it seemed like the workspace was originally a very large studio, transformed into a workspace. It was actually a really relaxing environment. I liked the advice that was given by founder of El-Dorado who suggested that we should work hard to meet timelines and tidy up the little things in life that we take for granted like showing up to class on time, or early because such habits translate into our work ethics later on in life. I also thought that it was interesting when he said that when we do find a sustainable career in the industry, we shouldn't immediately try living a lavish lifestyle, buying expensive cars, etc since we should be prepared to move around, travel and focus our lives on the job in order to really appreciate it. It seemed like he was trying to communicate that our immediate wants in life right out of college can be distractions to our career path.