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Kansas City Firms Bid to Design Hometown Arena

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By Greg Allen

Published September 14, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

In Kansas City, home to some of the nation's top sports architects, a competition is unfolding to build a new downtown sports arena. The local firms' competition comes from acclaimed California architect Frank Gehry, who's better known for designing museums. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

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