CURRICULUM VITAE
L. William Zahner
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bzahner@azahner.com
PRESIDENT/ CEO
Term: 1989-Present
A. Zahner Company
CHAIRMAN
Zahner Metal Conservation, LLC
Art Consultation, Maintenance and Restoration
AUTHOR (7 books on metal)
Architectural Metals—A Guide to the Selection, Specification and Performance,
John Wiley and Sons, New York. 1995
Architectural Metal Surfaces
John Wiley and Sons, New York. 2004
Stainless Steel Surfaces
John Wiley and Sons, New York. 2019
Aluminum Surfaces
John Wiley and Sons, New York. 2019
Copper, Brass and Bronze Surfaces
John Wiley and Sons, New York. 2020
Steel Surfaces
John Wiley and Sons, New York. 2020
Zinc Surfaces
John Wiley and Sons, New York. 2021
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR
Conservation Treatment of a Donald Judd Stack
Metals 2013 Meeting of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation
Manufacturing Material Effects: Rethinking Design and Making in Architecture
Routledge, New York, New York. 2008
CURRENT & PAST
Past Chair of the Kansas City Art Institute Board of Trustees.
Past President of the SMACNA, (North American Sheet Metal Association)
Past Member of the Manufacturing Advisory Board to the US Secretary of Commerce
Current member of the Advisory Board Member for the School of Engineering,
University of Kansas
Past Advisory Board Member for the Nerman Art Museum
Board Member of Kansas City Design Center
Advisory Board to Stainless Steel World, The Netherlands
Member of the District Export Council, Department of Commerce
Advisory Board to Skills KC, Kauffman Foundation
Member of Global KC
Member of the Industrial Advisory Board of Clemson University
Fellow of Facade Tectonic Association
RECOGNITION
Recipient of the 1994 Advanced Construction Technology Award
Recipient of the 1995 Environment Excellence Award
Recipient of the 1999 Top 10 Small Businesses of Kansas City
Recipient of the 2000 AFLCIO Labor Management Award
Recipient of the 2000 Sheet Metal Contractor of the Year Award
Recipient of the 2000 Engineering News Record – Top 25 News Makers of the Year
Recipient of the 2002 OCEA Award of Merit – ASCE
Recipient of the 2004 Award of Merit-Cultural - Midwest Construction
Recipient of the 2004 Award of Merit – McGraw Hill
Recipient of the 2006 Copper Metal awarded by Associazione Italiana Di Metallurgia in Milan, Italy
Recipient of the 2006 Build Connecticut Award of Excellence
Recipient of the 2007 Kansas City Business Partnership for the Arts
Recipient of the 2007 Honorary AIA Awarded by the American Institute of Architects
Recipient of the 2007 Bloch School of Business Regional Entrepreneur of the Year
Recipient of the 2014 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Recipient of the 2015 Ernst and Young Central States Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Recipient of the 2016 Champions of Business – Kansas City Business Journal
Recipient of the 2017 Civil Engineering & Architectural Engineering Academy – University of Kansas
Recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Engineer of the Year Award, University of Kansas
INTERNATIONAL GUEST SPEAKER/ LECTURER ON METAL IN ART & ARCHITECTURE
Construction Specifiers Institute, Portland, Oregon
Drury College School of Architecture University of Utah
School of Architecture, University of Kansas School of Architecture (3x)
AIA of Austin, Texas MetalCon (2 years)
AIA National Convention in Chicago
International Copper Research Association in Copenhagen, Denmark
American Metals Market in Pittsburgh, PA
Copper Development Association in New York
Euro Enox – European Stainless Steel Producers – Berlin, Germany
PACE – Penn State University – Architectural, Construction, Engineering
University of Arkansas-School of Architecture Lecturer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – School of Architecture Lecture Series
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – School of Architecture Lecturer
Iowa State University – School of Architecture – Guest Lecturer
Design Build International Association – Speaker
Pennsylvania Museum of Art – Conservators Forum
Kansas City Art Institute, Guest Lecturer
Gehry Technologies Symposium at MIT
Stainless Steel Building Seminar – Houston, Texas
University of Kansas School of Architecture, Guest lecturer
Drury University School of Architecture, Guest lecturer
University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Guest lecturer
School of Architecture at the University of Texas-San Antonio, Guest lecturer
The National Coalition of Structural Engineering Associates, Keynote Speaker
Artist Coalition of Kansas, Lecturer
The Build – Boston 2005 Symposium, Lecturer
Yale Symposium for Building Information – A Fabricator’s Viewpoint, Lecturer
Hamburg, Germany – Metal Works, 2006, Lecturer
Metalli nell’Architettura · Il Futuro del Metallo e l’ Arte, Milan, Italy 2006, Lecturer
The Arizona AIA 2007, Keynote Speaker
The Young Architects and Contractors Association of Atlanta, 2007, Keynote Speaker
The Colorado AIA 2007, Keynote Speaker
The Midwest Academy of Business Schools 2007, Keynote Speaker
Jury in Osnabruk, Germany, 2007, Keynote Speaker
Copper in Architecture (European) European Metal Market – Sweden, 2009, Keynote Speaker
AutoDesk University Lecture – Las Vegas, 2010
Columbia University Think Tank – New York, 2011
University of Virginia School of Architecture – Virginia 2011
TexFAB Conference – Houston, Texas 2011
USC Architecture – Los Angeles, California 2012
Digital Fabrication – New York 2012
Louisiana Tech Guest Lecturer – Louisiana 2012
Pratt School of Design Lecturer – Brooklyn, NY 2013
International Stainless and Specialty Steel Summit – London, England 2013
International Stainless and Specialty Steel Summit – Chicago, Illinois 2013
Stanford University, 2015, Lecturer
The World Stainless Steel Conference – India, 2015, Keynote Speaker
Montana State University– 2015, Lecturer
Columbia, Maryland 2015, Lecture Presentation of work
61st Structural Engineering Lecture – 2016
Architectural Iron and Steel, Cambridge Mass, 2016, Keynote
Dessault Systems Presentation – Milan, Italy 2016
British Stainless Steel Presentation in Nottingham, England- 2016
Facades Plus NY Presentation,-2016
The Montana AIA Convention-2016, Keynote
Landmark Columbia-2016, Presentation of work
Stainless Steel World, Dusseldorf-2016, Keynote
The School of Architecture, Nova Scotia-2017, Lecturer
Berkeley, CA 2017, Lecturer
AIA Wisconsin 2017, Lecturer
The International Sculpture Conference, Nelson-Atkins 2017, Lecturer
The Stainless Steel World Conference, Maastritch, Netherlands – 2017, Lecturer
SCIARC – 2018
Stainless in Architecture, Seville, Spain- 2019
SCIARC – 2021
CONSULTANT ON METAL ARCHITECTURE AND METAL IN ART ON INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
The State of Kansas, The Kansas State Capital, Copper Dome Restoration
The State of Iowa, The New Laser Institute
The State of Georgia, The Copper Georgia Dome
Toledo Museum of Art, lead coated copper skin
AJC Photovoltaic facility in California, Architectural metal work
Walt Disney Concert Hall skin system – Frank Gehry and Associates
The Patriot - Biltmore Building in Phoenix, Restoration / repair Copper roof
Johnson County (Kansas) Metal roof system repair
The Lake Country Visitors Center—Indiana, Repair / Leakage analysis
The Dole Center—University of Kansas, Repair / Leakage analysis
The World Trade Center—Peter Walker Partners, site work; Construction & Material Selection
Spooner Hall—University of Kansas, Perforated window covers, metal fabrications
Seattle Art Museum Façade System- Seattle, Washington
Petersen Arena, Pittsburg, PA. Roof Repair Evaluation
The Jefferson Memorial Arch in St Louis, Preservation
KEY ART RESTORATION PROJECTS
‘Tripodal’, Stainless Steel Sculpture in Wichita, Kansas
The Walker Museum of Art, Stainless Steel Arbor
The Plaza, Kansas City Missouri, Lead Fountain Sculptures
The Midland Theater, Kiosk, Kansas City, Missouri
The Getty—Martin Puryear Sculpture, Stainless Steel
Donald Judd Sculptural Work, The Boxes, London
Donald Judd Sculptural Work, Swimming Pool, London
The Bowden Sculpture, Kansas City
Judd Stack, 78-65, Private Collector
1910 Cast Steel Fountain, Manhattan, Kansas
The Witney Museum of Art, Here III—Barnett Newman
The David Zwerner Gallery of Art, Donald Judd, Corten Boxes
The Judd Foundation, Donald Judd Stacks, Stainless Steel
Donald Judd Aluminum Boxes, Private Gallery
Donald Judd Menziken Art
Donald Judd, Brass Stack
Donald Judd, Copper Stack
Donald Judd, Anodized Aluminum Progression
Donald Judd, Stainless Steel Progression
The Mia Kim Gallery, Korea—Donald Judd, Wall Boxes
The City of Overland Park, Kansas, Bronze Sculpture Collection
The City of Olathe, Kansas, Bronze, Stainless Steel & Aluminum Sculpture Collection
The Kemper Foundation, The Muse of Missouri
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, 1920 Monel Traffic Light
The University of Minnesota, Spannungsfeld Sculptures, Stainless Steel
The Kansas City Life Insurance Building, Bronze Doors
The Kramlich Residence, Stainless Steel Surfaces