Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga Architects Iowa World Trade Center records, 1983-1989.

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Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga Architects Iowa World Trade Center records, 1983-1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/449187156

Planning materials (studies, reports, etc.) and architectural drawings for the proposed Iowa World Trade Center (1983-1989).

Textual records: 1 box (1 cubic foot)Architectural drawings and blueprints: 10 blueprint boxes + 1 oversize illustration

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7547735

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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World trade centers association

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Iowa World Trade Center

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Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga Architects.

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In 1983 Des Moines businessman and promoter John Ruan hired Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga Architects (KGRA) to design his proposed Iowa World Trade Center for the state's capital city.Modeled on 5 existing trade centers around the country, Iowa's center was to focus on agri-business. The planned 30-story building was to occupy the block of land between 5th and 6th Avenues and Grand Avenue and Keosauqua Way in downtown Des Moines. The project ultimately did not come to fruition. KGRA also desi...

Artiaga, J. M.

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Kendall, R. Kenneth.

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Griffith, Gerald I., 1909-1999.

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Ruan, John, 1914-2010

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