Kemper Arena 1979 Roof Collapse

Finally a large area of the roof collapsed onto an unoccupied seating area. In june 1979 pooling rainwater loose bolts and pressurized drain pipes caused kemper arena s roof to collapse. Kemper arena roof collapse group 4 byrne amy kelly sam shine niamh background built in 1973 capacity of 17 600 at a cost of 23 3m host to many high profile events 1976 national republican convention basketball conventions rodeos etc.

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Report of the kemper arena roof collapse of june 4 1979 kansas city missouri. Missouri valley special collections kansas city public library report on the kemper arena roof collapse on june 3 1979 the kemper arena hosted a convention of america s top architects. Because the roof was suspended from above it featured uninterrupted sight lines. The innovative design earned the architect an honor award from the american institute of architects aia and the aia held its 1979 annual convention in kansas city.

The group gathered inside the west bottom s sleek modernist arena a structure it recognized as one of the finest buildings in the nation one day later it didn t have a. Metal fatigue in two key steel bolts and a flawed design made the collapse of the kemper arena roof inevitable. On june 4 1979 at 6 45 p m a major storm with 70 mph 110 km h winds and heavy rains caused a portion of kemper arena s roof to collapse. Free shipping on qualifying offers.

The new york times archives. Since the arena was not in use at the time no one was injured. Kansas city mo tune 5 the roof of kemper arena the award winning building selected by the republican party for its 1976 national convention collapsed last night in heavy rain and high. On june 4 1979 in the same facility that once had hosted the republican national convention nearly a third of kemper arena s roof collapsed during a rainstorm.

American institute of architects award in 1976 design suspended roof uninterrupted sightlines 97x108m hangers 42 in tension holding up roof astm a490 bolts. I was cleaning up today and came accross a 1979 report on the kemper arena roof collapse which some folks may find interesting reading. The kemper arena opened in 1973 as the new home of the kansas city kings basketball team. A supervisor had observed water pouring in and the scoreboard falling.

Report of the kemper arena roof collapse of june 4 1979 kansas city missouri. An employee of the kemper arena present at the time stated that he saw water falling near the scoreboard.