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Video: Learn how DLR Group converted two big-box stores into an early education center

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Video: Learn how DLR Group converted two big-box stores into an early education center

Learn how the North Kansas City (Mo.) School District and DLR Group adapted two big-box stores into a 115,000-sf early education center offering services for children with special needs.

January 8, 2024

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In this BD+C exclusive, Executive Editor Robert Cassidy speaks with Dr. Katie Lawson, Executive Director of Special Programs, North Kansas City (Mo.) Schools, and Ian Kilpatrick, AIA, NCARB, DLR Group, Principal | K-12 Design Leader, about the North Kansas City Schools Early Education Center. Learn how the North Kansas City (Mo.) School District and DLR Group adapted two big-box stores into a 115,000-sf early education center offering services for children with special needs.

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